Adiposity of the Heart

  1. Michael J. Zema, MD
  1. From Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center, Patchogue, NY 11772

    TO THE EDITOR:

    The review by McGavock and colleagues (1) probably incorrectly states that “overexpression of long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase, a key enzyme involved in triglyceride synthesis, produces an example of cardiac-restricted steatosis.” Long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase is an initial enzyme that is involved in fatty-acid β-oxidation and, after subsequent dehydrogenase and hydrolase reactions, …

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    1. Ann Intern Med October 3, 2006 vol. 145 no. 7 554
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