SHORT-CHAIN FATTY ACIDS FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

摘要

The invention relates to Short Chain Fatty Acids (SCFA), SCFA-derivatives and SCFA pro-drugs, for use in the treatment of cardiovascular disease. The invention further relates to the use of dietary fiber and/or isolated populations of intestinal bacteria preferably in combination with SCFA for the treatment of cardiovascular disease. The present invention relates further to the prophylaxis of cardiovascular disease, in particular to the treatment and/or prevention of cardiac arrhythmia and/or hypertensive heart disease.