Molecular Imaging Identifies Fibroblast Activation Beyond the Infarct Region After Acute Myocardial Infarction

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021 Apr 13;77(14):1835-1837. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.02.019.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Endopeptidases / metabolism*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine / methods*
  • Male
  • Membrane Proteins / metabolism*
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Imaging / methods*
  • Myocardial Infarction* / diagnostic imaging
  • Myocardial Infarction* / metabolism
  • Myocardial Infarction* / physiopathology
  • Patient Acuity
  • Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / methods*

Substances

  • Membrane Proteins
  • Endopeptidases
  • fibroblast activation protein alpha