Furthermore, epicardial adipose mass might reflect intra-abdominal visceral fat. Therefore, we propose that echocardiographic assessment of this tissue could serve as a reliable marker of visceral ...

Background: Body mass index (BMI), a measure of overall obesity, is associated with various cardiovascular conditions including atrial fibrillation (AF). Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT), a visceral ...

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Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is closely associated with obesity, and epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) has been proposed as a possible promoter of fibrosis and predictor of AF recurrence ...

Tissue engineering is a set of methods that can replace or repair damaged or diseased tissues with natural, synthetic, or semisynthetic tissue mimics. These mimics can either be fully functional ...