Open AccessPerivascular adipose tissue from the internal mammary artery in patients with severe coronary artery atherosclerosis
Author(s) -
Adam Kowalówka,
Grzegorz Machnik,
Marek Deja,
Bogusław Okopień,
Zbigniew Gąsior,
Maciej Haberka
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
kardiologia polska
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1897-4279
pISSN - 0022-9032
DOI - 10.33963/kp.15645
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , adipose tissue , adiponectin , coronary artery disease , ejection fraction , interquartile range , artery , pericardium , endocrinology , phospholipid transfer protein , heart failure , obesity , insulin resistance , phospholipid , membrane , biology , genetics
he internal mammary artery (IMA) is routinely used as an arterial graft for coronary artery bypass grafting with an excellent long‑term patency rate, but its protective mechanism is unclear.