BookGianluca Iacobellis, editor.
Summary: This book is the first authoritative and comprehensive volume dedicated to epicardial adipose tissue (EAT). It provides an up-to-date and highly illustrated synopsis of the anatomical, biomolecular, genetic, imaging features, and clinical applications of EAT and its role in cardiovascular disease. It relays to the reader a contemporary view of the emerging interplay between the heart and adiposity-related diseases. In addition, this volume discusses the clinical implications and therapeutic targets of EAT in atrial fibrillation, heart failure and coronary artery disease. Comprehensive yet focused, Epicardial Adipose Tissue: From Cell to Clinic is an essential resource for physicians, residents, fellows, and medical students in cardiology, endocrinology, primary care, and health promotion and disease prevention.
Contents:
1. Epicardial Adipose Tissue (EAT) Embriology
2. EAT in Animals
3. EAT Anatomy
4. EAT Bio-molecular Physiology and Pathophysiology
5. EAT Genetic Physiology and Pathophysiology
6. Transcriptome of Epicardial Fat
7. Interaction between Epicardial Fat and Aldosterone-Angiotensin system
8. Epicardial Fat Lipidomics
9. EAT Imaging (Echo, CTA, MRI)
10. EAT Clinical Implications
11. EAT Therapeutic Targets
12. Epicardial Fat and Atrial Fibrillation
13. Neuroendocrine Modulation of Epicardial Fat in Heart Failure and Atrial Fibrillation
14. Perivascular Fat and Atherosclerosis
15. EAT Randomized Controlled Trials
16. Future Directions.