Selenium- and Zinc-Deficient Cardiomyopathy in Human Intestinal Malabsorption: Preliminary Results of Selenium/Zinc Infusion

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Authors

Andrea Frustaci · Istituto Nazionale per le Malattie Infettive Lazzaro Spallanzani

Enrico Sabbioni · European Commission

Salvador Fortaner · Joint Research Centre

Massimo Farina · Joint Research Centre

Riccardo Del Torchio · Joint Research Centre

Marco Tafani · Sapienza University of Rome

Emanuela Morgante

Abstract

A reversible Se- and Zn-deficient cardiomyopathy may occur in patients with intestinal malabsorption. It is characterized by decline of myocardial antioxidant reserve, oxidative damage of cell membranes, and enhanced cell autophagy.

Topics & Keywords

Trace Elements in Health Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies Viral Infections and Immunology Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: European Journal of Heart Failure

Volume 14, Issue 2, pp. 202-210

DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfr167

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