IL6 and coronary artery disorder: Indeed, EAT samples from patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting have exhibited higher interleukin 1Bꞵ and 6 (IL‐1ꞵ, IL‐6), and tumor necrosis factor‐alpha (TNF‐α) compared with subcutaneous fat depots (Mazurek et al. 2003).