Gated myocardial perfusion scintigraphy in children with myocarditis: can it be considered as an indicator of clinical outcome?
Tc-methoxyisobutylisonitrile G-MPS is therefore helpful in providing additional diagnostic and prognostic information in patients with myocarditis.
PMNs release a soluble factor that activates endothelial cell MMP-2 through a novel mechanism independent of cell-cell contact and not attributable to the activities of plasmin, cysteine-, acid-, or metalloproteinases. These findings may provide insight into the tissue remodeling that accompanies PMN-mediated microvascular injury.