Association of epicardial adipose tissue with serum level of cystatin C in type 2 diabetes.

Tomomi MuraiNoriko TakebeKan NagasawaYusuke TodateRiyuki NakagawaRieko NakanoMari HangaiYutaka HasegawaYoshihiko TakahashiKunihiro YoshiokaYasushi Ishigaki

Published in: PloS one (2017)

EAT accumulation and elevated cystatin C have been independently regarded as risk factors influencing atherosclerosis. The strong association between EAT and cystatin C demonstrated herein indicates that EAT accumulation may play an important role in Cystatin C secretion, possibly contributing to cardiometabolic risk in T2DM patients.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
adipose tissue
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
cardiovascular disease
newly diagnosed
insulin resistance
prognostic factors
metabolic syndrome