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Imaging Myocardial Necrosis and Apoptosis

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Atlas of Nuclear Cardiology

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Necrosis and apoptosis are distinct forms of cell death, although their boundaries in heart muscle cell death are relatively hazy. Injured cardiomyocytes, depending upon their cellular energy reserves, may shuffle between necrotic and apoptotic cascades and may result in classic apoptosis, orthodox necrosis, or a hybrid thereof [1].

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Narula, J., Hofstra, L. (2003). Imaging Myocardial Necrosis and Apoptosis. In: Atlas of Nuclear Cardiology. Current Medicine Group, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6496-6_12

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