Coronary Artery Disease Is Associated with an Increased Amount of T Lymphocytes in Human Epicardial Adipose Tissue

• Main Authors: Miloš Mráz (Author), Anna Cinkajzlová (Author), Jana Kloučková (Author), Zdeňka Lacinová (Author), Helena Kratochvílová (Author), Michal Lipš (Author), Michal Pořízka (Author), Petr Kopecký (Author), Aneta Pierzynová (Author), Tomáš Kučera (Author), Vojtěch Melenovský (Author), Ilja Stříž (Author), Jaroslav Lindner (Author), Martin Haluzík (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Immunocompetent cells including lymphocytes play a key role in the development of adipose tissue inflammation and obesity-related cardiovascular complications. The aim of the study was to explore the relationship between epicardial adipose tissue lymphocytes and coronary artery disease (CAD). To thi...