A Multidisciplinary Assessment of Remote Myocardial Fibrosis After Reperfused Myocardial Infarction in Swine and Patients

In extensive nonreperfused myocardial infarction (MI), remote fibrosis has been documented. Early reperfusion by primary angioplasty represents the gold standard method to minimize the extension of the infarction. We aimed to ascertain whether fibrosis also affects remote regions in reperfused MI in...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of cardiovascular translational research 2016-08, Vol.9 (4), p.321-333
Hauptverfasser: Hervas, Arantxa, Ruiz-Sauri, Amparo, Gavara, Jose, Monmeneu, Jose V., de Dios, Elena, Rios-Navarro, Cesar, Perez-Sole, Nerea, Perez, Itziar, Monleon, Daniel, Morales, Jose M., Minana, Gema, Nunez, Julio, Bonanad, Clara, Diaz, Ana, Vila, Jose M., Chorro, Francisco J., Bodi, Vicente
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Zusammenfassung:In extensive nonreperfused myocardial infarction (MI), remote fibrosis has been documented. Early reperfusion by primary angioplasty represents the gold standard method to minimize the extension of the infarction. We aimed to ascertain whether fibrosis also affects remote regions in reperfused MI in swine and patients. Swine were subjected to a transient occlusion of the left anterior descending artery followed by 1-week or 1-month reperfusion. Collagen content in the remote area macroscopically, microscopically, by magnetic resonance microimaging, and at the molecular level was similar to controls. In patients with previous MI, samples from autopsies displayed a significant increase in collagen content only in the infarct region. In patients with previous MI submitted to cardiac magnetic resonance-T1 mapping, the extracellular volume fraction in remote segments was similar to that for controls. In all scenarios, the remote region did not show a significant increase of collagen content in comparison with controls.
ISSN:1937-5387
1937-5395
DOI:10.1007/s12265-016-9698-9