Expression data from pericardial and subcutaneous adipose tissue and adipocytes

To better characterize the role of whole pericardial adipose tissue (PCAT) in the pathogenesis of disease, we performed a large-scale unbiased analysis of the transcriptional differences between pericardial and subcutaneous adipose tissue, analysing 53 microarrays across 19 individuals. Patients who underwent elective coronary artery bypass grafting and/or cardiac valve replacement surgeries participated in the study. Pericardial adipose tissue and subcutaneous adipose tissue were harvested from patients. 3 of the 53 samples were of inadequate quality and were not included in the analysis.