In vivo alterations in cardiac metabolism and function in the spontaneously hypertensive rat heart.

AIMS: The aim of this work was to use hyperpolarized carbon-13 ((13)C) magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy and cine MR imaging (MRI) to assess in vivo cardiac metabolism and function in the 15-week-old spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) heart. At this time point, the SHR displays hypertension and...

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Main Authors: Dodd, M, Ball, DR, Schroeder, M, Le Page, L, Atherton, H, Heather, L, Seymour, A, Ashrafian, H, Watkins, H, Clarke, K, Tyler, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2012