Intestinal congestion and right ventricular dysfunction: a link with appetite loss, inflammation, and cachexia in chronic heart failure.

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Mechanisms leading to cachexia in heart failure (HF) are not fully understood. We evaluated signs of intestinal congestion in patients with chronic HF and their relationship with cachexia.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Eur. Heart J.

Title: European heart journal

Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)

ISSN (Electronic): 1522-9645

ISSN (Print): 0195-668X

Publication date (Electronic): Jun 01 2016

Volume: 37

Issue: 21

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[1 ] Department of Cardiology and Pneumology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany First Department of Internal Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia miroslava.valentova@med.uni-goettingen.de.

[2 ] Department of Cardiology and Pneumology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany Applied Cachexia Research, Department of Cardiology, Charité Medical School, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Berlin, Germany DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany.

[3 ] Department of Gastroenterology, Charité Medical School, Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany Center for Internal Medicine, Helios Clinic Zerbst/Anhalt, Zerbst, Germany.

[4 ] Applied Cachexia Research, Department of Cardiology, Charité Medical School, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Berlin, Germany Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité Medical School, Berlin, Germany.

[5 ] Department of Cardiology and Pneumology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany.

[6 ] Applied Cachexia Research, Department of Cardiology, Charité Medical School, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Berlin, Germany.

[7 ] First Department of Internal Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia.

[8 ] Department of Cardiology and Pneumology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany.

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Publisher Item ID: ehw008

DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehw008

PubMed ID: 26865478

SO-VID: 30a376f5-7052-44b1-8776-5802777c9978

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Keywords: Cachexia,Heart failure,Intestinal congestion,Right ventricular function

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Keywords: Cachexia, Heart failure, Intestinal congestion, Right ventricular function

Intestinal congestion and right ventricular dysfunction: a link with appetite loss, inflammation, and cachexia in chronic heart failure.

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