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Inotropic effects of 3-hydroxybutyrate in a rodent heart: pressure-volume and isolated rat ventricular trabeculae analysis
J Kropacek, Thu Thao Nguyen, Ema Hajkova…·Vojtěch Melenovský
This study investigates the inotropic effects of 3-hydroxybutyrate in rat hearts using pressure-volume analysis and isolated ventricular trabeculae, finding direct myocardial improvement independent of beta-adrenergic signaling.
DOI 10.64898/2026.09.15.751359