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ReviewJournal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology2019

Emerging imaging targets for infiltrative cardiomyopathy: Inflammation and fibrosis.

Frank M Bengel, Tobias L Ross

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Review in Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
11citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. Review of cardiovascular imaging in the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology 2019: Positron emission tomography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance.Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Frank M BengelKlinik für Nuklearmedizin, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany. bengel.frank@mh-hannover.de.
Tobias L RossKlinik für Nuklearmedizin, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Molecular imaging in infiltrative cardiomyopathies is increasingly penetrating the clinical arena. Current approaches target the infiltrate directly, or its metabolic, physiologic, or functional consequences. Inflammation may not just play a role as the infiltrative mechanism itself. It is also thought to play a key role in the development and progression of heart failure in general, because it promotes the development of tissue fibrosis. The cascade leading from tissue damage to inflammation and further to fibrosis and loss of function has emerged as a therapeutic target. This review focuses (1) on novel tracers of inflammation, which are on the brink of clinical applicability and may be more specific than the gross metabolic marker F-18 deoxyglucose; and (2) on novel biologic imaging targets in fibrosis, which may be exploited for interrogation of the crosstalk between inflammation and loss of contractile function. Ultimately, the success of any novel molecular imaging assay will depend on whether it can be used for successful guidance of novel, targeted therapies aiming at tissue regeneration.

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CardiologyCardiomyopathiesDisease ProgressionFibrosisFluorodeoxyglucose F18Heart FailureHumansInflammationMyocardiumRegenerationFluorodeoxyglucose F18fibrosisinfiltrative cardiomyopathyinflammationMolecular imaging

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PMID29968156
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