Circulating ketone bodies and cardiovascular outcomes: the MESA study.
Elad ShemeshParag Anilkumar ChevliTareq IslamCharles A GermanJames OtvosJoseph YeboahFatima RodriguezChristopher deFilippiJoao A C LimaMichael BlahaAmbarish PandeyMuthiah VaduganathanMichael David ShapiroPublished in: European heart journal (2023)
The study found that elevated endogenous KB in a healthy community-based population is associated with a higher rate of CVD and mortality. Ketone bodies could serve as a potential biomarker for cardiovascular risk assessment.