title: Data set for volumetric and pathological findings of epicardial adipose tissue.
abstract: This article contains the data regarding clinically-assessed visceral adipose tissue (VAT) area and epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) volume on computed tomography (CT) images and EAT pathology, represented by inflammation and neoangiogenesis, complementing the data reported by Kitagawa et al. [1]. In 45 patients scheduled for cardiac surgery, we studied CT images obtained prior to surgery and the numbers of CD68+ individual macrophages and CD31+ neovessels in EAT samples subsequently obtained during surgery. The data revealed a moderate correlation between VAT area and EAT volume, and a strong correlation between EAT macrophage infiltration and neoangiogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kitagawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Pathology, Hiroshima University Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sentani
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsushima
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Atsuhiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Senoo
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Pathology, Hiroshima University Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Wataru
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yasui
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Taijiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sueda
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kihara