Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore post–myocardial infarction (MI) myocardial
inflammation. Background: Innate immune cells are centrally involved in infarct healing and …

Objectives: The goal of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of [18F] Galacto-RGD
positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) imaging of αvβ3 …

Objective FAP plays a vital role in myocardial injury and fibrosis. Although initially used to
study imaging of primary and metastatic tumors, the use of FAPI tracers has recently been …

Aims ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) triggers remote extracellular
matrix expansion. Myocardial extracellular volume fraction (ECV), determined by …

Objective: To study the role of β1 integrins in left ventricular (LV) remodelling after
myocardial infarction (MI). Methods and results: LV structural and functional alterations were …

Graft arteriopathy (GA), characterized by diffuse concentric narrowing of coronary arteries, is
the major cause of late graft failure in cardiac transplantation. αvβ3 Integrin is up‐regulated …

Background Myocardial angiogenesis following reperfusion of an infarcted area may impact
on patient prognosis and pro-angiogenic treatments are currently evaluated. The non …

Purpose The aim of this study was to explore the correlation of 18 F-labeled fibroblast
activation protein inhibitor (FAPI) and cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) …

Aims Perivascular fat attenuation index (FAI) has emerged as a novel coronary computed
tomography angiography (CCTA)–based biomarker predicting cardiovascular outcomes by …

Inflammation plays a significant role in a wide range of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). The
numerous implications of inflammation in all steps of CVDs, including initiation, progression …