Epicardial adipose tissue and atrial fibrillation

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 205-213

  Hatem, Stéphane N ^a,b   Sanders, Prashanthan ^c  

^a Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition   (France)

^b ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^c ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac adipose tissue; Cardiac fat depot

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; ADIPOCYTOKINE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANATOMY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPICARDIAL ADIPOSE TISSUE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ANIMAL; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 84899126631     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: 17553245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvu045     Document Type: Review

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