Hiroyuki Natsui, Masaya Watanabe, Takashi Yokota, Satonori Tsuneta, Yoshizuki Fumoto, Haruka Handa, Matsushima Shouji, Jiro Koya, Kotaro Nishino, Daishiro Tatsuta, Takuya Koizumi, Takahide Kadosaka, Motoki Nakao, Taro Koya, Taro Temma, Yoichi M Ito, Hatanaka C Kanako, Yutaka Hatanaka, Shingu Yasushige, Satoru Wakasa, Shuhei Miura, Takahiko Masuda, Naritomo Nishioka, Shuichi Naraoka, Kayoko Ochi, Tomoko Kudo, Tsugumine Ishikawa, Toshihisa Anzai
Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is an active endocrine organ that is closely associated with occurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF). However, the role of EAT in the development of postoperative AF (POAF) remains unclear. We aimed to investigate the association between EAT profile and POAF occurrence in patients who underwent cardiovascular surgery. We obtained EAT samples from 53 patients to evaluate gene expression, histological changes, mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) capacity in the EAT, and protein secretion in EAT-conditioned medium...
March 2024: Physiological Reports