Epicardial Fat Expansion in Diabetic and Obese Patients With Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction—A Specific HFpEF Phenotype

Epicardial Fat Expansion in Diabetic and Obese Patients With Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction—A Specific HFpEF Phenotype

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a heterogeneous syndrome with diverse etiologies and pathophysiological factors. Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), conditions that coexist frequently, induce a cluster of metabolic and non-metabolic signaling derangements which are...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Elsanhoury, Vivian Nelki, Sebastian Kelle, Sophie Van Linthout, Carsten Tschöpe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction
epicardiac adipose tissue
diabetes
obesity
SGLT2
inhibitor
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2021.720690/full

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