Molecular Imaging of Inflammation Using Echocardiography. Advances with the Use of Microbubbles

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Adhesion molecule Alternative designation Localisation Ligand Function Basal expression Selectin family P-selectin CD62P Endothelial cell L-selectin Rolling Yes PADGEM Platelet PSGL-1   GMP-140  120 kD PSL   E-selectin CD62E Endothelial cell L-selectin…

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Clinical Aspects and Genetics of Cardiomyopathies

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Fig. 25.1 Familial Cardiomyopathies and genetic substrate (Image modified from original image courtesy of EKKAN) Fig. 25.2 Cardiomyopathies and overlapping in genetic substrates (Image reproduced courtesy of EKKAN) 25.1.1 Incomplete…

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Pathways to Cardiac Remodeling

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Fig. 17.1 Electron micrograph of an isolated adult cardiocyte A second thesis was supported since a long time by the group of Piero Anversa [12] (Fig. 17.2). According to Anversa…

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Pathways to Myocardial Hypertrophy

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Fig. 10.1 Excitation-contraction coupling in cardiac muscle. The initial event in the cardiac muscle contraction is membrane depolarization, which occurs with ion entry through connexon channels from a neighboring cardiomyocyte,…

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Repair of the Infarcted Myocardium

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Fig. 16.1 The inflammatory phase of cardiac repair. Release of damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) by dying cardiomyocytes and matrix fragments activates innate immune pathways leading to recruitment of leukocytes in…

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Inflammation and Atherosclerosis

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Fig. 13.1 The activation of innate and adaptive immune response in atherosclerosis. (a) The innate immune response. Modified LDL particles taken-up by scavenger receptors may activate the inflammasome, leading to…

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Cell Therapy in Cardiac Diseases

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Fig. 30.1 The pathway to clinical translation. Vital steps along the path involve small-animal studies (proof-of-concept studies and studies to investigate the mechanism of action) and large-animal studies (to optimize…

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Moving Towards a Novel Paradigm in Drug Development for Worsening Heart Failure: The T1 Model (Mechanistic Translational Phase)

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Pathophysiology and epidemiology  1. Poor understanding of the pathophysiology in AHFS  2. Heterogeneous patient population in terms of pathophysiology, etiology, and clinical presentation  3. Uncertain relationship between hemodynamics and neurohormonal…

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