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Changes of body composition after valve surgery in patients with mitral valve disease

BACKGROUND: Patients with chronic heart failure have alteration in body composition as a reduction in fat mass, lean body mass and bone mass. However, body wasting in valvular heart disease and the impact of corrective valvular surgery on body composition has not been investigated. OBJECTIVES: We hy...

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Autores principales: Kim, Sung-Ai, Kang, Min-Kyung, Shim, Chi Young, Lee, Sak, Chang, Byung-Chul, Ha, Jong-Won
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6150504/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30240396
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0203798