Heart failure, oxidative stress and allopurinol
Oxidative stress is one of the new and most intriguing pathogenetic hypotheses of heart failure; it involves various mechanisms such as endothelial dysfunction, mechanoenergetic uncoupling and apoptosis. Xanthine oxidase, a key enzyme in purine catabolism, is overexpressed in patients with heart fai...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2005-03-01
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| Series: | Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease |
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| Online Access: | https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/609 |