Pericoronary fat inflammation and Major Adverse Cardiac Events (MACE) in prediabetic patients with acute myocardial infarction: effects of metformin

Pericoronary fat inflammation and Major Adverse Cardiac Events (MACE) in prediabetic patients with acute myocardial infarction: effects of metformin

Abstract Background/objectives Pericoronary adipose tissue inflammation might lead to the development and destabilization of coronary plaques in prediabetic patients. Here, we evaluated inflammation and leptin to adiponectin ratio in pericoronary fat from patients subjected to coronary artery bypass...

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Main Authors: Celestino Sardu, Nunzia D’Onofrio, Michele Torella, Michele Portoghese, Francesco Loreni, Simone Mureddu, Giuseppe Signoriello, Lucia Scisciola, Michelangela Barbieri, Maria Rosaria Rizzo, Marilena Galdiero, Marisa De Feo, Maria Luisa Balestrieri, Giuseppe Paolisso, Raffaele Marfella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
Subjects:
Prediabetes
Acute myocardial infarction
Metformin
Pericoronary fat
Inflammation
Adipokines
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-019-0931-0

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