Glucolipotoxicity and the Heart, An Issue of Heart Failure Clinics

Peter P. Toth (Author), Vasudevan A. Raghavan (Author)

9781455748921, Elsevier Health Sciences

Hardback, published 2 October 2012

240 pages
28 x 19 x 2.1 cm, 0.58 kg

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.

Subject Areas: Cardiovascular medicine [MJD]