Perivascular adipose tissue and coronary atherosclerosis
Mancio J, Oikonomou EK, Antoniades C. Perivascular adipose tissue and coronary atherosclerosis. Heart 2018, 104: 1654. PMID: 29853488, DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2017-312324.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAdipose TissueAtherosclerosisBlood VesselsCoronary Artery DiseaseEnergy MetabolismHumansRisk FactorsConceptsCardiometabolic risk profilePerivascular ATPerivascular adipose tissueAdipose tissueCardiovascular diseaseVascular wallEpicardial adipose tissueClose anatomical proximityAnti-atherogenic rolePotential therapeutic targetNovel clinical diagnostic toolsPromising new modalityCoronary inflammationCoronary atherosclerosisInflammatory statusNon-invasive imagingCardiovascular healthBody of evidenceAnatomical proximityCurrent evidenceTherapeutic targetAdjacent vasculatureClinical diagnostic toolRisk profileTherapeutic opportunities