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Cardiomyocyte apoptosis occurs during reperfusion injury, transplant rejection and heart failure. The ability to image apoptosis non-invasively in the intact heart could lead to a more precise assessment of the clinical condition of patients, and could also expedite therapy. (pages 1347–1352 and 1352–1355)
