Early uptake of 99mTc-C2A in the acute phase of myocardial infarction as a prognostic indicator for follow-up cardiac dysfunction

Xiaoguang Zhu*, Raymond Q. Migrino, Robert S. Hellman, Tejas Brahmbhatt, Ming Zhao

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Abstract

The C2A domain of Synaptotagmin I is a molecular probe for the specific imaging of cell death. Here we test the hypothesis that the uptake of 99mTc-C2A in the acute phase of an infarction is associated with cardiac dysfunction in follow-ups.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)764-769
Number of pages6
JournalNuclear Medicine Communications
Volume29
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2008

Keywords

  • Acute myocardial infarction
  • Apoptosis
  • C2A domain of synaptotagmin I
  • Cardiac dysfunction
  • Imaging
  • Prognosis
  • Radiotracer

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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