High intake of saturated fat, but not polyunsaturated fat, improves survival in heart failure despite persistent mitochondrial defects

Tatiana Galvão, Bethany H. Brown, Peter Hecker, Kathryn A. O’Connell, Karen M. O’Shea, H. N. Sabbah, Sharad Rastogi, Caroline Daneault, C. Des Rosiers, William C. Stanley

Cardiovascular Research · 2011 · 35 citations · 33 references

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Abstract

These results show that a high intake of saturated fat improves survival in heart failure compared with a high PUFA diet or low-fat diet, despite persistent mitochondrial defects.

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