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SUBMITTER: Moss AJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4926532 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Moss Alastair J AJ Adamson Philip D PD Newby David E DE Dweck Marc R MR
Future cardiology 20160701 4
Inflammation has a central role in the progression of coronary atherosclerosis. Recent developments in cardiovascular imaging with the advent of hybrid positron emission tomography have provided a window into the molecular pathophysiology underlying coronary plaque inflammation. Using novel radiotracers targeted at specific cellular pathways, the potential exists to observe inflammation, apoptosis, cellular hypoxia, microcalcification and angiogenesis in vivo. Several clinical studies are now un ...[more]