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. 2022 Apr 7;117(1):21. doi: 10.1007/s00395-022-00928-5

Fig. 7.

Fig. 7

19F signaling provides additional information on initial remodeling and remote myocardial contractile function early after myocardial infarction. At comparable infarct sizes and areas at risk, increased macrophage signals delineated by 19F-CMR are associated with impaired remote myocardial contractile function and remodeling early after AMI. Representative images of two pigs after stratification for the whole heart 19F integral > / < 200 SNR × ml and border zone 19F SNR > / < 8 are shown. The edema extent (blue borders) and infarct size (green borders) were comparable. Images of LV areas in end diastole and end systole display differences in remote myocardial contractile function and ventricular shape. The 19F cut-off identifies pigs with impaired remote wall thickening and larger end diastolic volume index (EDVi).