This review takes an inclusive approach to microvascular dysfunction in diabetes mellitus
and cardiometabolic disease. In virtually every organ, dynamic interactions between the …

The occurrence of obesity has increased across the whole world. Many epidemiological
studies have indicated that obesity strongly contributes to the development of cancer …

Coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) provides a wealth of clinically
meaningful information beyond anatomic stenosis alone, including the presence or absence …

Aims Increased attenuation of pericoronary adipose tissue (PCAT) around the proximal right
coronary artery (RCA) from coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) has been …

Abstract Purpose of Review The obesity epidemic is on the rise, and while it is well known
that obesity is associated with an increase in cardiovascular risk factors such as type 2 …

Obesity is a modifiable cardiovascular risk factor, but adipose tissue (AT) depots in humans
are anatomically, histologically, and functionally heterogeneous. For example, visceral AT is …

Hypercalcemia and hyperphosphatemia associate with an elevated risk of cardiovascular
events, yet the pathophysiological basis of this association is unclear. Disturbed mineral …

Perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) surrounding the human coronary arteries, secretes a
wide range of adipocytokines affecting the biology of the adjacent vascular wall in a …

Objectives The aim of this study was to compare the level of coronary inflammation between
plaque rupture and plaque erosion using pericoronary adipose tissue (PCAT) attenuation …

Obesity is considered to significantly increase the risk of the development of a vast range of
metabolic diseases. However, adipogenesis is a complex physiological process, necessary …