Abstract:Background and Aim:
Epicardial fat (eFat) has been linked to atrial remodeling and fibrillation (AF). We aimed to determine whether extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from eFat play a role in the pathogenesis of AF.
Methods and Results:
We collected small specimens of eFat from patients (pts) with and without (w/o) AF undergoing heart surgery. eFat specimens were incubated as organ cultures and EVs were isolated from the culture medium by ultra-centri… Show more
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