Salvatore Carbone1, Adolfo G Mauro2, Eleonora Mezzaroma3, Donatas Kraskauskas2, Carlo Marchetti2, Raffaella Buzzetti4, Benjamin W Van Tassell3, Antonio Abbate2, Stefano Toldo2. 1. VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia; Victoria Johnson Research Laboratories, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia; Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: scarbone@vcu.edu. 2. VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia; Victoria Johnson Research Laboratories, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia. 3. Victoria Johnson Research Laboratories, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia; School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia. 4. Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Heart failure (HF) is a clinical syndrome characterized by dyspnea, fatigue, exercise intolerance and cardiac dysfunction. Unhealthy diet has been associated with increased risk of obesity and heart disease, but whether it directly affects cardiac function, and promotes the development and progression of HF is unknown. METHODS: We fed 8-week old male or female CD-1 mice with a standard diet (SD) or a diet rich in saturated fat and sugar, resembling a "Western" diet (WD). Cardiac systolic and diastolic function was measured at baseline and 4 and 8 weeks by Doppler echocardiography, and left ventricular (LV) end-diastolic pressure (EDP) by cardiac catheterization prior to sacrifice. An additional group of mice received WD for 4 weeks followed by SD (wash-out) for 8 weeks. RESULTS: WD-fed mice experienced a significant decreased in LV ejection fraction (LVEF), reflecting impaired systolic function, and a significant increase in isovolumetric relaxation time (IRT), myocardial performance index (MPI), and LVEDP, showing impaired diastolic function, without any sex-related differences. Switching to a SD after 4 weeks of WD partially reversed the cardiac systolic and diastolic dysfunction. CONCLUSIONS: A diet rich in saturated fat and sugars (WD) impairs cardiac systolic and diastolic function in the mouse. Further studies are required to define the mechanism through which diet affects cardiac function, and whether dietary interventions can be used in patients with, or at risk for, HF. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
BACKGROUND:Heart failure (HF) is a clinical syndrome characterized by dyspnea, fatigue, exercise intolerance and cardiac dysfunction. Unhealthy diet has been associated with increased risk of obesity and heart disease, but whether it directly affects cardiac function, and promotes the development and progression of HF is unknown. METHODS: We fed 8-week old male or female CD-1 mice with a standard diet (SD) or a diet rich in saturated fat and sugar, resembling a "Western" diet (WD). Cardiac systolic and diastolic function was measured at baseline and 4 and 8 weeks by Doppler echocardiography, and left ventricular (LV) end-diastolic pressure (EDP) by cardiac catheterization prior to sacrifice. An additional group of mice received WD for 4 weeks followed by SD (wash-out) for 8 weeks. RESULTS:WD-fed mice experienced a significant decreased in LV ejection fraction (LVEF), reflecting impaired systolic function, and a significant increase in isovolumetric relaxation time (IRT), myocardial performance index (MPI), and LVEDP, showing impaired diastolic function, without any sex-related differences. Switching to a SD after 4 weeks of WD partially reversed the cardiac systolic and diastolic dysfunction. CONCLUSIONS: A diet rich in saturated fat and sugars (WD) impairs cardiac systolic and diastolic function in the mouse. Further studies are required to define the mechanism through which diet affects cardiac function, and whether dietary interventions can be used in patients with, or at risk for, HF. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
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