title: Is epicardial adipose tissue an epiphenomenon or a new player in the pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation?
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition, Paris, France; INSERM UMR_S116, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France. Electronic address: stephane.hatem@upmc.fr.
authors.forename: Stéphane N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Hatem
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D064752:Atrial Remodeling; D005355:Fibrosis; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D019899:Paracrine Communication; D010496:Pericardium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Adipokines; Adipose tissue; Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac fat tissue; Fibrillation auriculaire; Fibrose; Fibrosis; Tissu gras cardiaque