The role of epicardial adipose tissue in cardiac biology: classic concepts and emerging roles

Glucose uptake and lipid metabolism are impaired in epicardial adipose tissue from heart failure patients with or without diabetes

(2016) Ana Burgeiro et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM

Unravelling the adiponectin paradox: novel roles of adiponectin in the regulation of cardiovascular disease

(2016) Lavinia Woodward et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 Receptor-Dependent Pathway Drives Epicardial Adipose Tissue Formation After Myocardial InjuryClinical Perspective

(2016) Lior Zangi et al.   CIRCULATION

Mutual Regulation of Epicardial Adipose Tissue and Myocardial Redox State by PPAR-γ/Adiponectin SignallingNovelty and Significance

(2016) Alexios S. Antonopoulos et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Ectopic and Visceral Fat Deposition in Lean and Obese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

(2016) Eylem Levelt et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

From the BMI paradox to the obesity paradox: the obesity-mortality association in coronary heart disease

(2016) A. S. Antonopoulos et al.   Obesity Reviews

Pericoronary Adipose Tissue as Storage and Supply Site for Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein in Human Coronary Plaques

(2016) Yasumi Uchida et al.   PLoS One

Human epicardial adipose tissue has a specific transcriptomic signature depending on its anatomical peri-atrial, peri-ventricular, or peri-coronary location

(2015) Bénédicte Gaborit et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Increased epicardial fat is independently associated with the presence and chronicity of atrial fibrillation and radiofrequency ablation outcome

(2015) Jadranka Stojanovska et al.   EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY

Relationship between epicardial adipose tissue volume and atrial fibrillation

(2015) W. Zhu et al.   HERZ

Atrial fibrillation and rapid acute pacing regulate adipocyte/adipositas-related gene expression in the atria

(2015) R.K. Chilukoti et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Electrophysiological, Electroanatomical, and Structural Remodeling of the Atria as Consequences of Sustained Obesity

(2015) Rajiv Mahajan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Differential behaviour of epicardial adipose tissue-secretomes with high and low orosomucoid levels from patients with cardiovascular disease in H9C2 cells

(2015) Ricardo Lage et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

Adipogenesis and epicardial adipose tissue: A novel fate of the epicardium induced by mesenchymal transformation and PPARγ activation

(2015) Yukiko Yamaguchi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Segmental peri-coronary epicardial adipose tissue volume and coronary plaque characteristics

(2015) Mohamed Hassan et al.   European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging

Periatrial epicardial adipose tissue thickness is an independent predictor of atrial fibrillation recurrence after cryoballoon-based pulmonary vein isolation

(2015) Duygu Kocyigit et al.   Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Adiponectin as a Link Between Type 2 Diabetes and Vascular NADPH Oxidase Activity in the Human Arterial Wall: The Regulatory Role of Perivascular Adipose Tissue

(2015) Alexios S. Antonopoulos et al.   DIABETES

Reciprocal Effects of Systemic Inflammation and Brain Natriuretic Peptide on Adiponectin Biosynthesis in Adipose Tissue of Patients With Ischemic Heart Disease

(2014) Alexios S. Antonopoulos et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Persistent epicardial adipose tissue accumulation is associated with coronary plaque vulnerability and future acute coronary syndrome in non-obese subjects with coronary artery disease

(2014) Koki Nakanishi et al.   ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Prognostic value of coronary artery calcium and epicardial adipose tissue assessed by non-contrast cardiac computed tomography

(2014) Eiji Kunita et al.   ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Association of epicardial and peri-atrial adiposity with the presence and severity of non-valvular atrial fibrillation

(2014) Hikmet Yorgun et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING

Epicardial fat, rather than pericardial fat, is independently associated with diastolic filling in subjects without apparent heart disease

(2014) S. Dabbah et al.   NUTRITION METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

Association of epicardial adipose tissue and left atrial size on non-contrast CT with atrial fibrillation: The Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study

(2014) A. A. Mahabadi et al.   European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging

Epicardial Adipose Tissue Volume and Adipocytokine Imbalance Are Strongly Linked to Human Coronary Atherosclerosis

(2013) Michio Shimabukuro et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Activin A impairs insulin action in cardiomyocytes via up-regulation of miR-143

(2013) Marcel Blumensatt et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Interactions Between Vascular Wall and Perivascular Adipose Tissue Reveal Novel Roles for Adiponectin in the Regulation of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Function in Human Vessels

(2013) Marios Margaritis et al.   CIRCULATION

Peri-Atrial Epicardial Adipose Tissue Is Associated With New-Onset Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation

(2013) Koki Nakanishi et al.   CIRCULATION JOURNAL

Loss of Continuity in the Thin Epicardial Layer Because of Endomysial Fibrosis Increases the Complexity of Atrial Fibrillatory Conduction

(2013) Sander Verheule et al.   Circulation-Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Human epicardial adipose tissue induces fibrosis of the atrial myocardium through the secretion of adipo-fibrokines

(2013) Nicolas Venteclef et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Association of Epicardial Fat With Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Incident Myocardial Infarction in the General Population

(2013) Amir A. Mahabadi et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Cellular cross-talk between epicardial adipose tissue and myocardium in relation to the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease

(2012) Sam Cherian et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM

Adipocytes modulate the electrophysiology of atrial myocytes: implications in obesity-induced atrial fibrillation

(2012) Yung-Kuo Lin et al.   BASIC RESEARCH IN CARDIOLOGY

Secretory Products From Epicardial Adipose Tissue of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Induce Cardiomyocyte Dysfunction

(2012) Sabrina Greulich et al.   CIRCULATION

Does Quantifying Epicardial and Intrathoracic Fat With Noncontrast Computed Tomography Improve Risk Stratification Beyond Calcium Scoring Alone?

(2012) Farshad Forouzandeh et al.   Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging

Atrial Sources of Reactive Oxygen Species Vary With the Duration and Substrate of Atrial Fibrillation

(2011) Svetlana N. Reilly et al.   CIRCULATION

A Promising Culture Model for Analyzing the Interaction between Adipose Tissue and Cardiomyocytes

(2011) Mayumi Anan et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Myocardial Redox State Predicts In-Hospital Clinical Outcome After Cardiac Surgery

(2011) Charalambos Antoniades et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Proteomic analysis of epicardial and subcutaneous adipose tissue reveals differences in proteins involved in oxidative stress

(2010) Antonio Salgado-Somoza et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY

Epicardial Adipokines in Obesity and Coronary Artery Disease Induce Atherogenic Changes in Monocytes and Endothelial Cells

(2010) Kalypso Karastergiou et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Tissue-Specific Variability in Human Epicardial Impedance

(2010) JASON T. JACOBSON et al.   JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Secretory products of guinea pig epicardial fat induce insulin resistance and impair primary adult rat cardiomyocyte function

(2010) Sabrina Greulich et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE

Pericardial Fat Burden on ECG-Gated Noncontrast CT in Asymptomatic Patients Who Subsequently Experience Adverse Cardiovascular Events

(2010) Victor Y. Cheng et al.   JACC-Cardiovascular Imaging

Increased Pericardial Fat Volume Measured From Noncontrast CT Predicts Myocardial Ischemia by SPECT

(2010) Balaji Tamarappoo et al.   JACC-Cardiovascular Imaging

The association of pericardial fat with incident coronary heart disease: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

(2009) Jingzhong Ding et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Cardioprotective effect of adiponectin is partially mediated by its AMPK-independent antinitrative action

(2009) Yajing Wang et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM

Uncoupling Protein-1 and Related Messenger Ribonucleic Acids in Human Epicardial and Other Adipose Tissues: Epicardial Fat Functioning as Brown Fat

(2009) Harold S. Sacks et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

Increased epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) volume in type 2 diabetes mellitus and association with metabolic syndrome and severity of coronary atherosclerosis

(2008) Chao-Ping Wang et al.   CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY