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Body composition, appetite-related hormones, adipocytokines, and heart failure in adult patients with congenital heart disease: A preliminary study

Yumi Shiina¹, Tomoaki Murakami², Noriko Matsumoto³, Daisuke Okamura⁴, Yuta Takahashi⁴, Yosuke Nishihata¹, Nobuyuki Komiyama¹, Koichiro Niwa¹

1 Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, St. Luke’s International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
2 Department of Cardiology, Chiba Children’s Hospital, Chiba, Japan
3 Department of Nutrition, St. Luke’s International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
4 Department of rehabilitation, St. Luke’s International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

* Corresponding Author: Tomoaki Murakami, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Chiba Children’s Hospital, 579-1 Heta-cho, Midori-ku, Chiba 266- 0007 Japan. Email: