title: Breath acetone in congestive heart failure.
abstract: To summarize, CHF predisposes to postabsorptive ketosis in relation to the severity of venous congestion. A simple and fully noninvasive measurement of breath acetone may add to the diagnostic assessment of patients with CHF.
mesh_terms: D000096:Acetone / Q000032:analysis*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001944:Breath Tests; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007662:Ketosis / Q000209:etiology; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000096:Acetone