Epicardial and perivascular adipose tissues and their influence on cardiovascular disease: basic mechanisms and clinical associations

J Am Heart Assoc. 2014 Mar 4;3(2):e000582. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.113.000582.
No abstract available

Keywords: adipose; atherosclerosis; epicardial; obesity; perivascular.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adiposity*
  • Animals
  • Blood Vessels / immunology
  • Blood Vessels / metabolism
  • Blood Vessels / physiopathology*
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / etiology*
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / immunology
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / metabolism
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Inflammation Mediators / metabolism
  • Insulin Resistance
  • Intra-Abdominal Fat / immunology
  • Intra-Abdominal Fat / metabolism
  • Intra-Abdominal Fat / physiopathology*
  • Obesity / complications*
  • Obesity / immunology
  • Obesity / metabolism
  • Obesity / physiopathology
  • Pericardium / immunology
  • Pericardium / metabolism
  • Pericardium / physiopathology*
  • Prognosis
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Signal Transduction

Substances

  • Inflammation Mediators