Specifically, EAT samples from patients with CAD have evidence of increased pro-inflammatory markers [NF-κB, IKKβ, and JNK, TNF-α, angiotensinogen, monocyte chemotactic protein (MCP-1), IL-1β, IL-6, sIL-6R] compared to SAT from the same patient (Mazurek et al., 2003; Baker et al., 2009; Hirata et al., 2011a; Zhou et al., 2011; Greulich et al., 2012; Vianello et al., 2016). Here, AGT is linked to coronary artery disorder.