Noninvasive imaging of myocardial angiogenesis following experimental myocardial infarction
Meoli DF, Sadeghi MM, Krassilnikova S, Bourke BN, Giordano FJ, Dione DP, Su H, Edwards DS, Liu S, Harris TD, Madri JA, Zaret BL, Sinusas AJ. Noninvasive imaging of myocardial angiogenesis following experimental myocardial infarction. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2004, 113: 1684-1691. PMID: 15199403, PMCID: PMC420502, DOI: 10.1172/jci20352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCells, CulturedCoronary VesselsDiagnostic ImagingDogsEndothelial CellsEndothelium, VascularHemodynamicsIndium RadioisotopesIntegrin alphaVbeta3MaleMolecular StructureMyocardial InfarctionMyocardiumNeovascularization, PhysiologicQuinolonesRadiopharmaceuticalsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTechnetium Tc 99m SestamibiTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsMyocardial angiogenesisMyocardial infarctionRadiotracer uptakeInjury-induced angiogenesisChronic rat modelNoninvasive imaging strategiesTherapeutic myocardial angiogenesisExperimental myocardial infarctionFocal radiotracer uptakePotential novel targetSignificant clinical utilityAlphavbeta3 integrinRisk stratificationHistological evidenceHypoperfused regionsRat modelMyocardial radiotracer uptakeClinical utilityNoninvasive evaluationAngiogenic therapyCanine modelInfarct regionInfarctionNovel targetNoninvasive imaging