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PMID: 11738217 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Chronic heart failure (CHF) seems to be associated with increased oxidative stress. However, the hypothesis that antioxidant nutrients may contribute to the clinical severity of the disease has never been investigated. AIMS: To examine whether antioxidant nutrients influence the exercise capacity and left ventricular function in patients with CHF. METHODS: Dietary intake and blood levels of major antioxidant nutrients were evaluated in 21 consecutive CHF patients and in healthy age- and sex-matched controls. Two indexes of the severity of CHF, peak exercise oxygen consumption (peak VO2) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), were measured and their relations with antioxidants were analysed. RESULTS: Whereas plasma alpha-tocopherol and retinol were in the normal range, vitamin C (P=0.005) and beta-carotene (P=0.01) were lower in CHF. However, there was no significant association between vitamins and either peak VO2 or LVEF. Dietary intake (P<0.05) and blood levels of selenium (P<0.0005) were lower in CHF. Peak VO2 (but not LVEF) was strongly correlated with blood selenium: r=0.76 by univariate analysis (polynomial regression) and r=0.87 (P<0.0005) after adjustment for age, sex and LVEF. CONCLUSIONS: Antioxidant defences are altered in patients with CHF. Selenium may play a role in the clinical severity of the disease, rather than in the degree of left ventricular dysfunction. Further studies are warranted to confirm the data in a large sample size and to investigate the mechanisms by which selenium and other antioxidant nutrients are involved in CHF. |
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Authors:
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M de Lorgeril; P Salen; M Accominotti; M Cadau; J P Steghens; F Boucher; J de Leiris |
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Type: Comparative Study; Evaluation Studies; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: European journal of heart failure Volume: 3 ISSN: 1388-9842 ISO Abbreviation: Eur. J. Heart Fail. Publication Date: 2001 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2001-12-12 Completed Date: 2002-01-16 Revised Date: 2011-06-08 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100887595 Medline TA: Eur J Heart Fail Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 661-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Laboratoire du Stress Cardiovasculaire et Pathologies Associées, UFR de Médecine et Pharmacie, Université Joseph Fourier de Grenoble, Domaine de la Merci, 38706 La Tronche, Grenoble, France. michel.delorgeril@ujf-grenoble.fr |
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Adult Aged Antioxidants / metabolism*, therapeutic use* Ascorbic Acid / metabolism, therapeutic use Cardiomyopathies / blood, complications, diet therapy Chronic Disease Female Food Habits / physiology* Heart Failure / blood*, complications, psychology* Humans Male Middle Aged Oxidative Stress / physiology Selenium / metabolism*, therapeutic use* Ventricular Function, Left / drug effects beta Carotene / metabolism, therapeutic use |
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0/Antioxidants; 50-81-7/Ascorbic Acid; 7235-40-7/beta Carotene; 7782-49-2/Selenium |
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