Simultaneous Evaluation of Infarct Size and Cardiac Function in Intact Mice by Contrast-Enhanced Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Reveals Contractile Dysfunction in Noninfarcted Regions Early After Myocardial Infarction

Abstract

MRI can accurately assess both infarct size and cardiac function in intact mice early after large, reperfused MI, revealing the existence of contractile dysfunction in noninfarcted regions of the heart.