Tag: heart failure

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Niacinamide/NAD+ may prevent heart failure

The rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) continue to rise and the condition is still the top killer…

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SSRI/serotonin cause heart damage/failure

The role of serotonin in fibrotic conditions is well-known in research circles but is a taboo topic…

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Iron drives heart failure by fattening the heart; iron chelators may prevent/cure

Recommending high intake of iron is one of the most common dietary recommendations of registered dieticians, as…

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NSAID drugs, except aspirin, linked to heart failure

The link between NSAID usage (except aspirin) and heart attacks is not new, but I decided to…

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Impaired OXPHOS by high ketones drives heart failure

Just a few weeks after my post on how excessive fatty acid oxidation (FAO) drives cancer, below…

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Vitamin B1 can reverse heart damage/failure caused by alcoholism

The beneficial effects of vitamin B1 (thiamine) on the nervous system have been known for a long…

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Reduced pyruvate and/or increased lactate drive heart failure

I just did a post on the role of reduced glucose metabolism, lower pyruvate/NAM/NAD and elevated lactate…

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Forcing the heart to burn glucose instead of fat may cure heart failure

One of the blockbuster studies I have seen over the last 12 months. It reads as if…

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Sterilizing the gut may treat heart failure

Yet another study showing the key role of endotoxin (LPS) in “irreversible” and lethal conditions such as…

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PUFA (metabolites) drive heart failure and possibly diabetes

Over the years I have posted a number of studies on the roles of PUFA metabolites such…