Circulating acetoacetate is associated with poor prognosis in heart failure patients

Background: Acetoacetate is used as an alternative energy source in the heart, and has the potential to improve cardiac function. However, the prognostic impact of acetoacetate has not been investigated in heart failure. Methods: This study enrolled consecutive 615 hospitalized patients with heart f...

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Main Authors: Tetsuro Yokokawa, Akiomi Yoshihisa, Yuki Kanno, Satoshi Abe, Tomofumi Misaka, Shinya Yamada, Takashi Kaneshiro, Takamasa Sato, Masayoshi Oikawa, Atsushi Kobayashi, Kazuhiko Nakazato, Takafumi Ishida, Yasuchika Takeishi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-12-01
Series:International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352906719301666

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