An Investigation of Therapy and Non-invasive Molecular Imaging for Atrial Myopathy and Myocardial Fibrosis

My study explored molecular imaging of myocardial interstitial fibrosis (MIF) using non-invasive imaging modalities. Nearly all forms of cardiovascular diseases evolve through fibrosis, making MIF a significant public health problem, and currently, direct non-invasive methods to detect MIF are lacking. The study characterized the ability of novel peptides to target and bind collagens, by this way; I directly evaluated early and late stage MIF for the first time. The translational finding enables better management, and prognostication of the diseases.