The role of pericardial adipose tissue in the heart of obese minipigs.

Chia-Yu WangSin-Jin LiTwin-Way WuHan-Jen LinJyun-Wei ChenHarry J MersmannShih-Torng DingChing-Yi Chen

Published in: European journal of clinical investigation (2018)

This study demonstrated the similarities and dissimilarities between PAT and VAT under HFD stimulus. In addition, this study suggested that alteration in PAT contributed to the myocardial damage.

Keyphrases

adipose tissue
high fat diet
heart failure
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
left ventricular
weight loss
obese patients