Fat cells may influence how the body reacts to heart failure, study shows (IMAGE)

University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry

Fat cells may influence how the body reacts to heart failure, study shows

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Pediatric cardiology researcher Jason Dyck and his team found that limiting the release of fat into the body from fat cells during heart failure led to better outcomes in mice--and could have the potential to eventually do the same in human patients.

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University of Alberta

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