Iron deficiency as energetic insult to skeletal muscle in chronic diseases

• Main Authors: Magdalena Dziegala (Author), Krystian Josiak (Author), Monika Kasztura (Author), Kamil Kobak (Author), Stephan vonHaehling (Author), Waldemar Banasiak (Author), Stefan D. Anker (Author), Piotr Ponikowski (Author), Ewa Jankowska (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Specific skeletal myopathy constitutes a common feature of heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and type 2 diabetes mellitus, where it can be characterized by the loss of skeletal muscle oxidative capacity. There is evidence from in vitro and animal studies that iron defici...