Perivascular Adipose Tissue Inflammation in Ischemic Heart Disease.

CONCLUSIONS: Proatherogenic mediators that originate from dysfunctional PVAT may contribute to vascular disease mechanisms in human vessels. Moreover, PVAT may adopt detrimental properties under obese conditions that play a key role in the pathophysiology of ischemic heart disease.
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Source: Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology - January 28, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Mazzotta C, Basu S, Gower AC, Karki S, Farb MG, Sroczynski E, Zizza E, Sarhan A, Pande AN, Walsh K, Dobrilovic N, Gokce N Tags: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol Source Type: research