The progressing of studying about nuclide imaging of myocardial apoptosis

It has been demonstrated that apoptosis occurs in many cardiovascular diseases, and how to quantificate and monitor the process of apoptosis is very important in clinical decision-making.This review summarized the progressing of studying about radio nuclide imaging of myocardial apopto-sis by ⁹⁹Tc^m-labeled annexin V in acute cardiac rejection in cardiac transplantation, ischemic heart disease, heart failure and evaluating the effect of antiapoptosis drugs, etc.