Epicardial adipose tissue is an unusual visceral fat depot with anatomical and functional
contiguity to the myocardium and coronary arteries. Under physiological conditions …

Epicardial fat plays a role in cardiovascular diseases. Because of its anatomic and functional
proximity to the myocardium and its intense metabolic activity, some interactions between …

The current epidemic of obesity with the associated increasing incidence of insulin
resistance, diabetes mellitus and atherosclerosis affecting a large proportion of the North …

There are controversies regarding the association of visfatin with overweight/obesity, type 2
diabetes mellitus, insulin resistance (IR), metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease in …

Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (Nampt) converts nicotinamide to nicotinamide
mononucleotide (NMN), a key nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) intermediate …

Epicardial fat (epicardial adipose tissue, EAT) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of
coronary artery disease (CAD). The objective of this study was to examine the relationship …

Adipose tissue is acknowledged as an endocrine organ that releases bioactive factors
termed adipokines. Visfatin was initially identified as a novel adipokine with insulin‐mimetic …

Introduction• Fat depots around the heart and vasculature‐Definitions‐Epicardial adipose
tissue‐Perivascular adipose tissue‐Pericardial adipose tissue• Physiological function of …

The observation of correlations between obesity and chronic metabolic and cardiovascular
diseases has led to the emergence of strong interests in “adipocyte biology”, in particular in …

Adipose tissue is an endocrine organ that produces molecules with important functions in
the human body called adipokines. Visfatin can be secreted from various sources, such as …