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. 2022 Oct:171:69-70.
doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2022.07.003. Epub 2022 Jul 19.

Is epicardial adipose tissue a key pathophysiologic target in heart failure with preserved ejection?

Pieter Martens  1 , Christopher Nguyen  1 , W H Wilson Tang  2
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Is epicardial adipose tissue a key pathophysiologic target in heart failure with preserved ejection?

Pieter Martens et al. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2022 Oct.
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Overview of relation between EAT and HFpEF (Abbreviations: EAT - epicardial adipose tissue; HFpEF = heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; AF = atrial fibrillation; CAD = coronary artery disease; LVEDP = left ventricular end-diastolic pressure; PCWP = pulmonary capillary wedge pressure; RAP = right atrial pressure.
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