Author Spotlight: A Novel Standardized Technique for Real-Time Biomedical Imaging of Acute Myocardial Injury

Scope of our research is to develop a new standardized technique for marine ischaemia-reperfusion injury. This allows us to obtain real-time biomedical imaging, creating new insights into the mechanistic effects of acute myocardial injury. The most challenging parts in the development of this model was to create a well-controlled direct access to the coronary vessels.

This needs to happen in a living, spontaneously breeding animal one meter further away. Its capacity to reduce surgical trauma, to enhance control over ischemia time and to improve experimental consistency underscores its significance. Additionally, our technique allows us to obtain real-time imaging during acute myocardial infarction or myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury.