Can ultrasmall superparamagnetic particles of iron oxide be used to assess cellular myocardial inflammation and left ventricular remodelling in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
Ultrasmall superparamagnetic particles of iron oxide imaging holds promise as a potential method for assessing myocardial inflammation and remodeling after acute MI.
Following acute MI, uptake of ultrasmall superparamagnetic particles of iron oxide occurs with the infarcted and remote myocardium. This technique holds major promise as a potential method for assessing cellular myocardial inflammation and left ventricular remodelling, which may have a range of applications in patients with MI and other inflammatory cardiac conditions.
Alam et al. (Thu,) studied this question.