Evaluation of the anti-ischemic effects of D-ribose during dobutamine stress echocardiography: a pilot study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>D-Ribose, a pentose sugar, has shown to improve myocardial high-energy phosphate stores depleted by ischemia. This study investigated the ability of D-Ribose with low dose dobutamine to improve the contractile response of viable myocardium to dobutamine and to as...

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Main Authors: Gradus-Pizlo Irmina, Khouri Samer, Kovacs Roxanne, Lewis Stephen, Sawada Stephen G, St Cyr John A, Feigenbaum Harvey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-02-01
Series:Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Online Access:http://www.cardiovascularultrasound.com/content/7/1/5

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