Is poorer physical fitness associated with reduced structural brain integrity in heart failure?
Poor physical fitness is common in HF and associated with reduced structural brain integrity. Prospective studies are needed to elucidate underlying mechanisms for the influence of physical fitness on brain health in HF.
CTRP-3 is expressed in human adipocytes and plays an important role in adipocyte physiology such as lipolysis and adipokine secretion. Both, metabolic factors and infection/inflammation-related factors regulate CTRP-3 expression.