Heart Failure

Studies from Charite University provide new data on heart failure

Published in Women's Health Weekly, May 21st, 2009

According to recent research published in the International Journal of Cardiology, "Pre-clinical studies in cardiac cachexia have mostly been performed in young male rats. These models define cachexia only as a reduction in weight gain rather than weight loss."

"In this pilot study, we aimed to establish a model of genuine weight loss following chronic heart failure. Nine months old Sprague Dawley rats (10 male and 11 female) were kept under standard conditions. Weight was monitored weekly and body composition was assessed every 4 weeks over a period of 13 weeks prior to myocardial infarction (MI) surgery. After surgery, body weight was assessed twice weekly and...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-05-21)

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