Alpha lipoic acid as a novel therapeutic approach to cystinuria
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Alpha-Lipoic Acid
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of oral treatment with the antioxidant alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) in NIDDM patients with cardiac autonomic neuropathy (CAN), assessed by heart rate variability (HRV). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: In a randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled multicenter trial (Deutsche Kardiale Autonome Neuropathie [DEKAN] Study), NIDDM patients with reduced HRV we...
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عنوان ژورنال: Expert Opinion on Orphan Drugs
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2167-8707
DOI: 10.1080/21678707.2018.1462696