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Left Ventricular Assist Device Effects on Metabolic Substrates in the Failing Heart

BACKGROUND: Heart failure patients have inadequate nutritional intake and alterations in metabolism contributing to an overall energy depleted state. Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support is a common and successful intervention in patients with end-stage heart failure. LVAD support leads to...

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Autores principales: Weitzel, Lindsay B., Ambardekar, Amrut V., Brieke, Andreas, Cleveland, Joseph C., Serkova, Natalie J., Wischmeyer, Paul E., Lowes, Brian D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3613395/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23560088
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0060292