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. 2004 Summer;9(2):117-8.

D-ribose aids congestive heart failure patients

Heyder Omran  1 , Dean McCarter, John St Cyr, Berndt Lüderitz
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D-ribose aids congestive heart failure patients

Heyder Omran et al. Exp Clin Cardiol. 2004 Summer.

Abstract

Patients with congestive heart failure often experience fatigue despite intensive pharmacological therapy. Ribose can aid the recovery of ATP levels and, hence, diastolic function. Clinical trials have shown that ribose supplementation improves ischemic threshold and enhances diastolic function in congestive heart failure.

Keywords: Heart failure; Ischemia; Metabolism; Ribose; Ventricular function.

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