title: Response to Comment on Patel et al. ACE2 Deficiency Worsens Epicardial Adipose Tissue Inflammation and Cardiac Dysfunction in Response to Diet-Induced Obesity. Diabetes 2016;65:85-95.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Vaibhav B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Alberta Diabetes Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada gavin.oudit@ualberta.ca.
authors.forename: Gavin Y
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Oudit
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D059305:Diet, High-Fat; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism*; D009765:Obesity / Q000235:genetics*; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / Q000172:deficiency*; D010496:Pericardium / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A