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Summary
Fasting plasma FFA concentrations were determined in 34 subjects with cirrhosis and 28 without cirrhosis.
Mean fasting FFA concentrations were elevated in subjects with cirrhosis and this was most marked in those subjects with acute hepatic failure or hepatic coma. The increased FFA concentrations were not accompanied by a rise in blood ketone concentrations.
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