Effect of Inorganic Nitrate on Exercise Capacity in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Author(s) -
Payman Zamani,
Deepa Rawat,
Prithvi ShivaKumar,
Salvatore Geraci,
Rushik Bhuva,
Prasad Konda,
PaschalisThomas Doulias,
Harry Ischiropoulos,
Raymond R. Townsend,
Kenneth B. Margulies,
Thomas P. Cappola,
David C. Poole,
Julio A. Chirinos
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.114.012957
Subject(s) - medicine , nitric oxide , supine position , cardiac output , nitrite , ejection fraction , cardiology , crossover study , vasodilation , heart failure , placebo , cardiac index , vascular resistance , blood pressure , nitrate , chemistry , alternative medicine , organic chemistry , pathology
Inorganic nitrate (NO3(-)), abundant in certain vegetables, is converted to nitrite by bacteria in the oral cavity. Nitrite can be converted to nitric oxide in the setting of hypoxia. We tested the hypothesis that NO3(-) supplementation improves exercise capacity in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction via specific adaptations to exercise.
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