Ketones in Heart Failure - Effects on Cardiac Efficiency

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Ketones may have beneficial effects on myocardial metabolism and hemodynamics. In the present study, healthy test subjects and patients with heart failure with reduced ejections fraction will be investigated in a randomized cross-over design with ketone infusions and placebo. Myocardial efficiency and hemodynamics will be evaluated.

Clinical Trial Description

The prevalence of patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) is 1-2%, and the lifetime risk of heart failure at age 55 years is approximately 30%. Despite advances in treatment, hospitalization rate and mortality remains high. It is well known that myocardial metabolism changes during development of HFrEF, and may contribute to contractile dysfunction. However, the myocardium can be considered an omnivore regarding substrate utilization, conferring an important adaptive property. Hence, it metabolizes either glucose, lipids, lactate, amino acids or ketones (3-hydroxybutyrate) depending on substrate availability, hormonal status and cardiac demands. These substrates differ with regard to myocardial energy efficiency (MEE) (cardiac work related to oxygen consumption). Since high MEE is associated with a better prognosis in HFrEF, manipulating substrate uptake could be a new treatment modality in heart failure patients.

Recently, it was shown that the human myocardium increases 3-hydroxybutyrate (3-OHB) metabolism during development of HFrEF. These changes may be beneficial as 3-OHB could increase myocardial efficiency and lower oxidative stress by scavenging free radicals. However, until now this has not been investigated in clinical trials, and the effect of 3-OHB on cardiac function, oxygen consumption and perfusion remains undetermined in HFrEF patients.

In the present study the investigators will evaluate whether elevated circulating 3-OHB affect myocardial oxygen consumption, MEE and perfusion in healthy subjects and patients with HFrEF, and whether 3-OHB affect hemodynamics and contractile function.

10 healthy test subjects and 20 HFrEF patients will be subjected to placebo and 3-OHB infusion in a randomized cross-over design. Acetate-PET, echocardiography and right sided heart catheterization will be applied. ;

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT03073356
Study type	Interventional
Source	University of Aarhus
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Status	Completed
Phase	Phase 2
Start date	March 17, 2017
Completion date	November 16, 2017

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