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ReviewObesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity2025

Role of epicardial adipose tissue in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: An emerging molecular mechanism and therapeutic potential.

Zhongwen Qi, Dan Wu, Zhipeng Yan, Qing Wang, Yiming Li, Junnan Zhao, Fengqin Xu

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Review in Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Role of epicardial adipose tissue in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: An emerging molecular mechanism and therapeutic potential.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Zhongwen QiInstitute of Gerontology, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6079-7934
Dan WuTraditional Chinese Medicine Department, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Zhipeng YanMedical Experiment Center, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Qing WangInstitute of Gerontology, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Yiming LiPeking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.
Junnan ZhaoInstitute of Gerontology, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Fengqin XuInstitute of Gerontology, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2023M733915Evidence-based research project at Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences XYZX0204-04National Natural Science Foundation of China 82405358
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With the evolving landscape of diseases, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) now encompasses more than half of all heart failure patients. This condition is clinically diverse, involving multiple organ systems and often occurring alongside the aging process. To deeply investigate the common pathogenesis of HFpEF and to explore new therapeutic approaches is of great significance for the treatment of HFpEF. Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is not only a dynamic organ with biological functions but also physically adjacent to the myocardium and coronary arteries, endowing it with unique properties as a visceral fat depot. During pathology, EAT can secrete adipocytokines via paracrine mechanisms, establishing direct communication with the heart and vascular, thereby impacting cardiac function. This review aims to elucidate the intricate relationship between EAT and cardiac function in HFpEF, delineate the roles of adipocytes, macrophages, lymphocytes, and stem cells within EAT in HFpEF, and summarize the progress in research regarding drug therapies targeting EAT for HFpEF treatment.

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Adipose TissueHeart FailurePericardiumStroke VolumeAdipocytesAdipokinesEpicardial Adipose TissueHumansAdipokinesadipocytokinesepicardial adipose tissueheart failure with preserved ejection fractionpharmacotherapy

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PMID40022641
PMCPMC12137038

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