High fat diet reduces the expression of miRNA‐29b in heart and increases susceptibility of myocardium to ischemia/reperfusion injury

Several studies have shown the role of microRNAs (miRNAs) in myocardial dysfunction in response to ischemia/reperfusion (I/R). In this study, we investigated the impact of high fat (HF) diet in the myocardial susceptibility to I/R injury, as well as in the expression of miRNA‐29b. Isolated heart experiments using the ex vivo Langendorff perfusion model were used to induce cardiac I/R injury. HF diet‐induced cardiac hypertrophy and impaired...