Adipokine Imbalance in the Pericardial Cavity of Cardiac and Vascular Disease Patients.

AIM:Obesity and especially hypertrophy of epicardial adipose tissue accelerate coronary atherogenesis. We aimed at comparing levels of inflammatory and atherogenic hormones from adipose tissue in the pericardial fluid and circulation of cardiovascular disease patients. METHODS AND RESULTS:Venous pla...

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Main Authors: Atlanta G I M Elie, Pia S Jensen, Katrine D Nissen, Ilvy M E Geraets, Aimin Xu, Erfei Song, Maria L Hansen, Akhmadjon Irmukhamedov, Lars M Rasmussen, Yu Wang, Jo G R De Mey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4854456?pdf=render