Title:Benefits of GLP-1 Mimetics on Epicardial Adiposity
Volume: 30
Issue: 37
关键词:
糖尿病,胰高血糖素样肽-1,二肽基肽酶-4抑制剂,心外膜脂肪,心力衰竭,心外膜脂肪组织。
摘要: The epicardial adipose tissue, which is referred to as fats surrounding the myocardium,
is an active organ able to induce cardiovascular problems in pathophysiologic
conditions through several pathways, such as inflammation, fibrosis, fat infiltration, and
electrophysiologic problems. So, control of its volume and thickness, especially in patients
with diabetes, is highly important. Incretin-based pharmacologic agents are newly
developed antidiabetics that could provide further cardiovascular benefits through control
and modulating epicardial adiposity. They can reduce cardiovascular risks by rapidly
reducing epicardial adipose tissues, improving cardiac efficiency. We are at the first
steps of a long way, but current evidence demonstrates the sum of possible mechanisms.
In this study, we evaluate epicardial adiposity in physiologic and pathologic states and
the impact of incretin-based drugs.