Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 11, Issue 8 , Pages 613-618 , October 2005

Dietary Fat Intake and Proinflammatory Cytokine Levels in Patients With Heart Failure

  • Terry A. Lennie, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • From the College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, Lexington
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Terry A. Lennie, PhD, RN, College of Nursing, 760 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536-0232
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  • Misook L. Chung, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • From the College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, Lexington
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  • Diane L. Habash, PhD, RD

      Affiliations

    • General Clinical Research Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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  • Debra K. Moser, DNSc, RN, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • From the College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, Lexington

Received 24 January 2005 ,Revised 9 June 2005 ,Accepted 9 June 2005.

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 Supported by the National American Heart Association Established Investigator Award to D. Moser; The Gill Endowment Fund to the University of Kentucky, College of Nursing; The Ohio State University College of Nursing; the University of Kentucky General Clinical Research Center (M01RR02602), and The Ohio State University General Clinical Research Center (M01RR00034).

PII: S1071-9164(05)00682-2

doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2005.06.434

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 11, Issue 8 , Pages 613-618 , October 2005