ArticleAmerican journal of lifestyle medicine
Impact of Melatonin and Branched-Chain Amino Acids Cosupplementation on Quality of Life, Fatigue, and Nutritional Status in Cachectic Heart Failure Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Melatonin as a Novel Drug to Improve Cardiac Function and Quality of Life in Heart Failure Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Clinical cardiology · 2025Pooled it
- Melatonin supplementation improves N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levels and quality of life in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: Results from MeHR trial, a randomized clinical trial.Clinical cardiology · 2022Trial
- Melatonin Supplementation and Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Effects of Enhanced Nutritional Care in Heart Failure - A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Circulation reports · 2026Review
- Branched-Chain Amino Acids Combined with Exercise Improves Physical Function and Quality of Life in Older Adults: Results from a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Dietetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Evidence for the Benefits of Melatonin in Cardiovascular Disease.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Review
- Effect of melatonin on heart failure: design for a double-blinded randomized clinical trial.ESC heart failure · 2020Article
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