Most patients survive acute myocardial infarction (MI). Yet this encouraging development
has certain drawbacks: heart failure (HF) prevalence is increasing and patients affected tend …

A growing body of literature reports on the upregulation of CXC motif chemokine receptor 4
(CXCR4) in a variety of cancer entities, rendering this receptor as suitable target for …

Inflammatory cell infiltration is central to healing after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The
relation of regional inflammation to edema, infarct size (IS), microvascular obstruction …

Abstract Purpose of Review Successful treatment of cancer can be hampered by the
attendant risk of cardiotoxicity, manifesting as cardiomyopathy, left ventricle systolic …

CXC motif chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) is an attractive target for cancer diagnosis and
treatment, as it is overexpressed in many solid and hematologic malignancies. This study …

The role of molecular imaging technologies in detecting, evaluating, and monitoring
cardiovascular disease and their treatment is expanding rapidly. Gradually replacing the …

Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is an inflammatory disease with high morbidity and mortality, with a
pathognomonic feature of non-caseating granulomatous inflammation. While 18 F …

Hybrid cardiac MR/PET imaging allows for simultaneous PET and MR cardiac evaluation,
combining the molecular specificity of PET with anatomic information, tissue …

A 55-year-old man presented with chest tightness and lower-limb edema for 1 year.
Laboratory and imaging examinations suggested cardiac amyloidosis. Both 18 F-FDG and …

Purpose Previous studies have initially reported accompanying elevated 18 F-FDG
inflammatory signal in the remote area and its prognostic value after acute myocardial …