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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2019

Endothelial Dysfunction in Chronic Heart Failure: Assessment, Findings, Significance, and Potential Therapeutic Targets.

Manal M Alem

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

56 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  4. Dietary supplementation with whey protein improves systemic microvascular function in heart failure patients: a pilot study.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2021
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  11. Monitoring the Effects of Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs in Heart Failure Patients: The Role of Biomarkers.High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Manal M AlemDepartment of Pharmacology, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia. malem@iau.edu.sa.ORCID 0000-0001-8447-792X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a complex syndrome that results from structural and functional disturbances that affect the ability of the heart to supply oxygen to tissues. It largely affects and reduces the patient's quality of life, socio-economic status, and imposes great costs on health care systems worldwide. Endothelial dysfunction (ED) is a newly discovered phenomenon that contributes greatly to the pathophysiology of numerous cardiovascular conditions and commonly co-exists with chronic heart failure. However, the literature lacks clarity as to which heart failure patients might be affected, its significance in CHF patients, and its reversibility with pharmacological and non-pharmacological means. This review will emphasize all these points and summarize them for future researchers interested in vascular pathophysiology in this particular patient population. It will help to direct future studies for better characterization of these two phenomena for the potential discovery of therapeutic targets that might reduce future morbidity and mortality in this "at risk" population.

Indexed as

Cardiovascular AgentsEndothelium, VascularHeart FailureHumansVasodilationVasodilator AgentsCardiovascular AgentsVasodilator Agentschronic heart failureendothelial dysfunctionendothelial functionexercise training

Identifiers

PMID31261886
PMCPMC6651535

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