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Epicardial adipose tissue resident memory T cells in atrial fibrillation

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A resident memory T cell subpopulation that infiltrates epicardial adipose tissue is expanded in patients with atrial fibrillation and may affect cardiomyocyte physiology.

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Fig. 1: EAT-derived TRM cells can influence cardiomyocyte function in the context of AF.

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  1. Humanitas University, Milan, Italy

    Federica Ruggeri, Vasiliki Papadopoulou & Marinos Kallikourdis

  2. Adaptive Immunity Laboratory, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy

    Federica Ruggeri, Vasiliki Papadopoulou & Marinos Kallikourdis

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Ruggeri, F., Papadopoulou, V. & Kallikourdis, M. Epicardial adipose tissue resident memory T cells in atrial fibrillation. Nat Cardiovasc Res 3, 1026–1027 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44161-024-00528-7

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