The putative satiety hormone PYY is raised in cardiac cachexia associated with primary pulmonary hypertension

Heart. 2005 Feb;91(2):241-2. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.026880.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Appetite / physiology
  • Cachexia / etiology
  • Cachexia / metabolism*
  • Female
  • Ghrelin
  • Heart Failure / complications*
  • Heart Failure / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / etiology*
  • Male
  • Peptide Hormones / metabolism*
  • Peptide YY / metabolism*
  • Postprandial Period
  • Satiation / physiology

Substances

  • Ghrelin
  • Peptide Hormones
  • Peptide YY