Triheptanoin and Nutrition Management for Treatment of Long-Chain Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders.

CONCLUSIONS: Triheptanoin can ameliorate acute cardiomyopathy and increase survival in patients with severe LC-FAOD. Substituting triheptanoin for traditional MCT-based treatment improves clinical outcomes. MCT oil might be less effective in CACTD patients compared to other FAODs and needs further investigation. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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Source: JPEN Journal Of Parenteral And Enteral Nutrition - October 21, 2020 Category: Nutrition Authors: Norris M, Scott AI, Sullivan S, Chang IJ, Lam C, Sun A, Hahn S, Thies JM, Gunnarson M, McKean KN, Merritt JL Tags: JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr Source Type: research