The Potential Role of β−Hydroxy−β−Methylbutyrate (HMB) in the Management of Lean Body Mass Loss in Older Adults with Heart Failure and Cardiac Cachexia

Peter A McCullough^1,2, Christina B Berberich³, Carolyn Alish³ and Refaat A Hegazi^3*

¹Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA

²The Heart Hospital, Plano, Texas, USA

³Scientific and Medical Affairs, Abbott Nutrition (Abbott Laboratories), Columbus, Ohio, USA