Nuclear Molecular Imaging of Cardiac Remodeling after Myocardial Infarction

Zohreh Varasteh, Wolfgang A. Weber, Christoph Rischpler

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Abstract

The role of molecular imaging technologies in detecting, evaluating, and monitoring cardiovascular disease and their treatment is expanding rapidly. Gradually replacing the conventional anatomical or physiological approaches, molecular imaging strategies using biologically targeted markers provide unique insight into pathobiological processes at molecular and cellular levels and allow for cardiovascular disease evaluation and individualized therapy. This review paper will discuss currently available and developing molecular-based single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET) imaging strategies to evaluate post-infarction cardiac remodeling. These approaches include potential targeted methods of evaluating critical biological processes, such as inflammation, angiogenesis, and scar formation.

Original languageEnglish
Article number183
JournalPharmaceuticals
Volume15
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Angiogenesis
  • Cardiac remodeling
  • Fibrosis
  • Inflammation
  • Myocardial infarction

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