Ketogenic diets composed of long-chain and medium-chain fatty acids induce cardiac fibrosis in mice

• Main Authors: Felix Sternberg (Author), Christina Sternberg (Author), Andreas Dunkel (Author), Taraneh Beikbaghban (Author), András Gregor (Author), Aleksander Szarzynski (Author), Veronika Somoza (Author), Ingrid Walter (Author), Kalina Duszka (Author), Barbara Kofler (Author), Elena E. Pohl (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose: Heart diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. Metabolic interventions via ketogenic diets (KDs) have been used for decades to treat epilepsy, and more recently, also diabetes and obesity, as common comorbidities of heart diseases. However, recent reports linked KDs, based on long...