Depleted iron stores are associated with inspiratory muscle weakness independently of skeletal muscle mass in men with systolic chronic heart failure

• Main Authors: Michał Tkaczyszyn (Author), Marcin Drozd (Author), Kinga Węgrzynowska‐Teodorczyk (Author), Irena Flinta (Author), Kamil Kobak (Author), Waldemar Banasiak (Author), Piotr Ponikowski (Author), Ewa A. Jankowska (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Skeletal and respiratory muscle dysfunction constitutes an important pathophysiological feature of heart failure (HF). We assessed the relationships between respiratory muscle function, skeletal muscle mass, and physical fitness in men with HF with reduced left ventricular ejecti...