The interplay between metabolic alterations, diastolic strain rate and exercise capacity in mild heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
Masliza Mahmod,
Nikhil Pal,
Jennifer Rayner,
Cameron Holloway,
Betty Raman,
Sairia Dass,
Eylem Levelt,
Rina Ariga,
Vanessa Ferreira,
Rajarshi Banerjee,
Jurgen E Schneider,
Christopher Rodgers,
Jane M Francis,
Theodoros D Karamitsos,
Michael Frenneaux,
Houman Ashrafian,
Stefan Neubauer,
Oliver Rider
Feb 11, 2019
BACKGROUND: Heart failure (HF) is characterized by altered myocardial substrate metabolism which can lead to myocardial triglyceride accumulation (steatosis) and lipotoxicity. However its role in mild HF with preserved ejection...