Document Type

Article

Original Publication Date

2017

Volume

2

Issue

5

DOI of Original Publication

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacbts.2017.06.009

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Originally published at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacbts.2017.06.009

Funded in part by the VCU Libraries Open Access Publishing Fund.

Date of Submission

November 2017

Abstract

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is associated with obesity and, indirectly, with unhealthy diet. The role of dietary components in HFpEF is, however, largely unknown. In this study, the authors showed that in obese HFpEF patients, consumption of unsaturated fatty acids (UFA), was associated with better cardiorespiratory fitness, and UFA consumption correlated with better diastolic function and with greater fat-free mass. Similarly, mice fed with a high-fat diet rich in UFA and low in sugars had preserved myocardial function and reduced weight gain. Randomized clinical trials increasing dietary UFA consumption and reducing sugar consumption are warranted to confirm and expand our findings.

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© 2017 THE AUTHORS. PUBLISHED BY ELSEVIER ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY FOUNDATION. T HIS IS AN OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE UNDER THE CC BY-NC-ND LICENSE ( http://creativecommons.o rg/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ ) .

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