PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Otrompke, John ED - Semenkovich, Clay F. TI - Hypotheses Explaining the Mystery of Diabetic Cardiomyopathy Include Fatty Acids, Transcription Factors DP - 2013 Sep 01 TA - MD Conference Express PG - 32--32 VI - 13 IP - 11 4099 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/11/32.short 4100 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/11/32.full AB - Factors such as fatty acids, sex differences, and little-known transcription factors may account for some of the mystery of why diabetes is toxic to the myocardium. This article reviews the evidence for these factors and how they contribute to diabetic cardiomyopathy.