CHARACTERIZATION BY MULTIMODALITY IMAGING OF A LARGE ANIMAL MODEL OF ISCHEMIC DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY WITH TRANSLATIONAL IMPLICATIONS

Heart failure is one of the major cardiovascular problems worldwide, with Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) of ischemic origin is the most frequent cause. Design of novel therapies rely on the development of relevant animal models close to human anatomy and physiology. Ischemic DCM was induced in