Abstract
Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality that requires a novel approach to therapy. Perhexiline is an antianginal drug that augments glucose metabolism by blocking muscle mitochondrial free fatty acid uptake, thereby increasing metabolic efficiency. We assessed the effects of perhexiline treatment in CHF patients.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3280-3288 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Circulation |
Volume | 112 |
Issue number | 21 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 22 Nov 2005 |
Keywords
- Aged
- Cardiovascular Agents
- Chronic Disease
- Echocardiography, Stress
- Fatty Acids
- Female
- Glucose
- Heart Failure
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Myocardial Ischemia
- Myocardium
- Oxygen Consumption
- Perhexiline
- Quality of Life
- Stroke Volume
- Treatment Outcome