Circulating ketone bodies and mortality in heart failure: a community cohort study.
Rebecca O OyetoroKatherine M ConnersJungnam JooSarah TurecamoMaureen SampsonAnna WolskaAlan T RemaleyJames D OtvosMargery A ConnellyNicholas B LarsonSuzette J BielinskiMaryam HashemianJoseph J ShearerVéronique L RogerPublished in: Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine (2024)
Most patients with HF exhibited KB levels that were consistent with those found in healthy adults. Elevated levels of KB were observed in patients with advanced HF. Higher KB levels were found to be associated with an increased risk of death, particularly in patients with preserved EF.