The Cardiac and Hemodynamic Effects of Ketone Bodies Are Abnormal in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Berg-Hansen, Kristoffer; Bangshaab, Maj; Gopalasingam, Nigopan; Nielsen, Roni; Svart, Mads; Rittig, Nikolaj; Møller, Niels; Wiggers, Henrik · Diabetes · 2025

rct · Level II

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Abstract

The diabetic heart has reduced ketone utilization due to impaired ketolytic enzyme activity. In a randomized controlled crossover trial, we investigated whether the cardiac response to 3-hydroxybutyrate infusion is impaired in type 1 diabetes. The response on cardiac output was blunted by 80% in type 1 diabetes, with no improvement in systolic function and left ventricular work efficiency was reduced. These findings suggest impaired cardiac ketone metabolism may have clinical significance and could contribute to diabetic cardiomyopathy.

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