Periatrial epicardial fat, local pro- and anti-inflammatory balance, and atrial fibrillation

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1249-

  Liu, Tong ^b   Li, Guangping ^a  

^a TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; BODY MASS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CYTOKINES; HUMANS; PERICARDIUM;

EID: 79952295997     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.09.068     Document Type: Letter

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