Dilated Cardiomyopathy Induced by Chronic Starvation and Selenium Deficiency

Protein energy malnutrition (PEM) has been rarely documented as a cause of cardiovascular abnormalities, including dilated cardiomyopathy. Selenium is responsible for antioxidant defense mechanisms in cardiomyocytes, and its deficiency in the setting of PEM and disease related malnutrition (DRM) may...

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Autores principales: Dasgupta, Soham, Aly, Ashraf M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5138453/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27994905
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8305895

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5138453/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27994905
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8305895

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