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. 2011 Jan;50(1):2-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2010.09.014. Epub 2010 Sep 24.

Too much or not enough of a good thing? Cardiac glucolipotoxicity versus lipoprotection

Heinrich Taegtmeyer  1 , William C Stanley
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Too much or not enough of a good thing? Cardiac glucolipotoxicity versus lipoprotection

Heinrich Taegtmeyer et al. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2011 Jan.
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Schematic depiction of the toxic effects of fuel overabundance and obesity on the heart (left side; “cardiac glucolipotoxicity”), and the cardioprotective effects of high intake ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω-3 PUFA), low intake of saturated fat and “empty carbohydrate”, and prevention of obesity (right side). Additional abbreviations: FFA, free fatty acids; LDL, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; CAD, coronary artery disease; LVH, left ventricular hypertrophy.
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