Imaging of Cardiac Fibrosis : How Far Have We Moved From Extracellular to Cellular?

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Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Myocardial fibrosis plays an important role in adverse outcomes such as heart failure and arrhythmias. As the pathological response and degree of scarring, and therefore clinical presentation varies from patient to patient, early detection of fibrosis is crucial for identifying the appropriate treatment approach and forecasting the progression of a disease along with the likelihood of disease-related mortality. Current imaging modalities provides information about either decreased function or extracellular signs of fibrosis. Targeting activated fibroblasts represents a burgeoning approach that could offer insights prior to observable functional alterations, presenting a promising focus for potential anti-fibrotic therapeutic interventions at cellular level. In this article, we provide an overview of imaging cardiac fibrosis and discuss the role of different advanced imaging modalities with the focus on novel non-invasive imaging of activated fibroblasts.

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Seminars in nuclear medicine - (2024) vom: 15. März

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Englisch

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Telli, Tugce [VerfasserIn]
Hosseini, Atefeh [VerfasserIn]
Settelmeier, Stephan [VerfasserIn]
Kersting, David [VerfasserIn]
Kessler, Lukas [VerfasserIn]
Weber, Wolfgang A [VerfasserIn]
Rassaf, Tienush [VerfasserIn]
Herrmann, Ken [VerfasserIn]
Varasteh, Zohreh [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 16.03.2024

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10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2024.02.008

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NLM369826841