Glucolipotoxicity and the Heart, An Issue of Heart Failure Clinics

• Author(s): Peter P. Toth, Vasudevan A. Raghavan,
• Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
• Pages: 240
• ISBN_13: 9781455747115
  ISBN_10: 1455747114
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Medical / Cardiology ,

Description:... Chronic overconsumption of sugar and fat elevates plasma levels of insulin and free fatty acids, a process referred to as glucolipotoxicity. This phenomenon may lead to heart failure. This issue explores in depth the relationship between glucolipotoxicity and heart failure.