Using MRI to predict future adverse cardiac remodelling in a male mouse model of myocardial infarction

Autor: Rachael E. Redgrave, Simon Tual-Chalot, Benjamin J. Davison, Elizabeth Greally, Mauro Santibanez-Koref, Jurgen E. Schneider, Andrew M. Blamire, Helen M. Arthur
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature, Vol 11, Iss C, Pp 29-34 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2352-9067
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2016.03.005
Popis: Background: Mice are frequently used in research to examine outcomes of myocardial infarction (MI) and to investigate therapeutic interventions at an early pre-clinical stage. The MI model is generated by surgically occluding a major coronary artery, but natural variation in murine coronary anatomy can generate variable outcomes that will inevitably affect the accuracy of such investigations. The aim of this study was to use MRI to derive the most sensitive early variable that could be used to predict subsequent adverse cardiac remodelling in a male mouse model of MI. Methods: Using a longitudinal study design, heart structure and function were evaluated using cardiac MRI at one week following surgical MI to generate the early measurements and again at four weeks, when the scar had matured. The primary variables measured at week one were left ventricular volumes at end systole (LV-ESV) and at end diastole (LV-EDV), infarct size, LV-cardiac mass, and ejection fraction (EF). Results: Univariate and multiple regression analyses showed that LV-ESV at one week following MI could be used to accurately predict various parameters of adverse LV remodelling at four weeks post-MI. However, the highest correlation was between LV-ESV at one week following MI and LV-EDV at four weeks (r = 0.99; p
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