Natallia Laptseva

Feb 15, 2024 | smw.ch | Sofie Brouwers |Natallia Laptseva |Adriano Aguzzi |Raphael Heimgartner

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Sep 11, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Valentina Rossi |Thomas Haider |Natallia Laptseva |Delia Nebunu

Introduction Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is a paracrine organ constituted by a layer of adipose tissue directly located between the myocardium and the visceral pericardium.1 The epicardial fat layer originates from mesothelial cells, sharing the same microcirculation as the myocardium.2 In physiological conditions, EAT exerts protective effects typical of brown-like fat tissue: It burns excess fatty acids, which otherwise may interfere with the electromechanical cardiac coupling, produces...

Mar 29, 2023 | mdpi.com | Natallia Laptseva |Valentina Rossi |Isabella Sudano |Rahel Schwotzer

Abstract:Amylodiosis is a systemic disease characterized by extracellular deposits of insoluble amyloid in various tissues and organs. Cardiac amyloidosis is a frequent feature of the disease, causing a progressive, restrictive type of cardiomyopathy, and is associated with adverse clinical outcomes and increased mortality. The typical clinical presentation in patients with cardiac amyloidosis is heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction.