Translational large animal model of coronary microvascular embolism : characterization by serial cardiac magnetic resonance and histopathology

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This study aimed to construct a large animal model of coronary microvascular embolism, and investigate whether it could mimic the clinical imaging phenotypes of myocardial hypoperfusion in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Nine minipigs underwent percutaneous coronary embolization with microspheres, followed by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) on week 1, 2 and 4 post operation. Microvascular obstruction (MVO) was defined as the isolated hypointense core within the enhanced area on late gadolinium enhancement images, which evolved during a 4-week follow-up. Fibrotic fraction of the segments was measured by Masson trichrome staining using a panoramic analysis software. Iron deposit and macrophage infiltration were quantified based on Perl's blue and anti-CD163 staining, respectively. Seven out of 9 (77.8%) minipigs survived and completed all of the imaging follow-ups. Four out of 7 (57.1%) minipigs were identified as transmural infarct with MVO. The systolic wall thickening (SWT) of MVO zone was similar to that of infarct zone (P = 0.762). Histopathology revealed transmural deposition of collagen, with microvessels obstructed by microspheres. The fibrotic fraction of infarct with MVO segments was similar to that of infarct without MVO segments (P = 0.954). The fraction of iron deposit in infarct with MVO segments was higher than that of infarct without MVO segments (P < 0.05), but the fraction of macrophage infiltration between these two segments did not show statistical difference (P = 0.723). Large animal model of coronary microvascular embolism could mimic most clinical imaging phenotypes of myocardial hypoperfusion in patients with STEMI, demonstrated by serial CMR and histopathology.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:39

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The international journal of cardiovascular imaging - 39(2023), 9 vom: 14. Sept., Seite 1741-1752

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liu, Dongyue [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Rui [VerfasserIn]
Tao, Bo [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Jianxing [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Liuquan [VerfasserIn]
Lou, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Li, Menglu [VerfasserIn]
Li, Sulei [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Li, Na [VerfasserIn]
Fang, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yabin [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yuan [VerfasserIn]
Cao, Feng [VerfasserIn]

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AU0V1LM3JT
Cardiac magnetic resonance
Contrast Media
Coronary microcirculation
Gadolinium
Journal Article
Pig model
ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

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Date Completed 26.09.2023

Date Revised 26.09.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10554-023-02860-8

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM358182514