Serial cine-MRI in a rat MI model demonstrates that hypertrophy occurs throughout the 16-week observation period, whereas progressive dilatation is specific to large MIs and accompanied by early EF decline and later deterioration of wall thickening.
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Supports monitoring for late dilatation in large-MI models; leaves open whether serial cine-MRI patterns guide human postinfarct care.
Nahrendorf et al. (2001) studied this question.
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