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Ellen Aasum1, Anne D Hafstad, David L Severson

  • 1Department of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tromsoe, Norway. ellenaa@fagmed.uit.no

Diabetes
|January 24, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Diabetic hearts show increased fatty acid use and reduced function over time. This metabolic shift precedes cardiac dysfunction, impacting recovery after ischemia.

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