A case of acute decompensated heart failure evaluated by series of exhaled acetone concentrations as noninvasive biomarker of heart failure severity

Int J Cardiol. 2016 Feb 1:204:112-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.11.173. Epub 2015 Nov 24.

Authors

Tetsuro Yokokawa¹, Yasuo Sugano², Akito Shimouchi³, Atsushi Shibata¹, Takafumi Nakayama¹, Takahiro Ohara¹, Naoya Jinno³, Hideaki Kanzaki¹, Toshihisa Anzai¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
² Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan. Electronic address: ysugano@ncvc.go.jp.
³ Department of Cardiac Physiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan.

PMID: 26655553
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.11.173

No abstract available

Keywords: Acute decompensated heart failure; Biomarker; Exhaled acetone; Metabolism.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Acetone / analysis*
Acetone / metabolism*
Acute Disease
Aged, 80 and over
Biomarkers / analysis
Biomarkers / metabolism
Breath Tests / methods
Exhalation / physiology*
Female
Heart Failure / diagnosis*
Heart Failure / metabolism*
Humans
Severity of Illness Index*

Substances

Biomarkers
Acetone