T2-mapping increase is the prevalent imaging biomarker of myocardial involvement in active COVID-19: a Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance study
Early detection of myocardial involvement can be relevant in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients to timely target symptomatic treatment and decrease the occurrence of the cardiac sequelae of the infec... (Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance)
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - June 10, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Nicola Galea, Livia Marchitelli, Giacomo Pambianchi, Federica Catapano, Giulia Cundari, Lucia Ilaria Birtolo, Viviana Maestrini, Massimo Mancone, Francesco Fedele, Carlo Catalano and Marco Francone Tags: Research Source Type: research

Prognostic value of cardiovascular magnetic resonance left ventricular volumetry and geometry in patients receiving an implantable cardioverter defibrillator
Current indications for implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantation for sudden cardiac death prevention rely primarily on left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (LVEF). Currently, two different ... (Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance)
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - June 10, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Camila M. Urzua Fresno, Luciano Folador, Tamar Shalmon, Faisal Mhd. Dib Hamad, Sheldon M. Singh, Gauri R. Karur, Nigel S. Tan, Iqwal Mangat, Anish Kirpalani, Binita Riya Chacko, Laura Jimenez-Juan, Andrew T. Yan and Djeven P. Deva Tags: Research Source Type: research

First-phase ejection fraction by cardiovascular magnetic resonance predicts outcomes in aortic stenosis
First-phase ejection fraction (EF1; the ejection fraction measured during active systole up to the time of maximal aortic flow) measured by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is a powerful predictor of outco... (Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance)
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - June 10, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Haotian Gu, Rong Bing, Calvin Chin, Lingyun Fang, Audrey C. White, Russell Everett, Nick Spath, Eunsoo Park, John B. Chambers, David E. Newby, Amedeo Chiribiri, Marc R. Dweck and Phil Chowienczyk Tags: Research Source Type: research

The implications of magnetic resonance angiography artifacts caused by different types of intracranial flow diverters
Serial cerebral angiographic imaging is necessary to ensure cerebral aneurysm occlusion after flow diverter placement. Time-of-flight (TOF)-magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) is used for this purpose due to... (Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance)
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - June 7, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Batur Halitcan, Sayin Bige, Balci Sinan, Akmangit Ilkay, Daglioglu Ergun, Alagoz Fatih and Arat Anil Tags: Research Source Type: research

Cardiac biomarkers in chronic kidney disease are independently associated with myocardial edema and diffuse fibrosis by cardiovascular magnetic resonance
High sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) and NT-pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-pro BNP) are often elevated in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and associated with both cardiovascular remodeling and outcome... (Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance)
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - June 7, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Luca Arcari, Juergen Engel, Tilo Freiwald, Hui Zhou, Hafisyatul Zainal, Monika Gawor, Stefan Buettner, Helmut Geiger, Ingeborg Hauser, Eike Nagel and Valentina O. Puntmann Tags: Research Source Type: research

Pulmonary arterial banding in mice may be a suitable model for studies on ventricular mechanics in pediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension
The role of interventricular mechanics in pediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and its relation to right ventricular (RV) dysfunction has been largely overlooked. Here, we characterize the impact of... (Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance)
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - June 3, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Melanie J. Dufva, Mario Boehm, Kenzo Ichimura, Uyen Truong, Xulei Qin, Jennifer Tabakh, Kendall S. Hunter, Dunbar Ivy, Edda Spiekerkoetter and Vitaly O. Kheyfets Tags: Research Source Type: research

Patients who do not fulfill criteria for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy but have unexplained giant T-wave inversion: a cardiovascular magnetic resonance mid-term follow-up study
Patients who have unexplained giant T-wave inversions but do not meet criteria for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) (left ventricular (LV) wall thickness   (Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance)
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - June 3, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Shuang Li, Jian He, Jing Xu, Baiyan Zhuang, Bailing Wu, Bingqi Wei, Jinghan Huang, Gang Yin, Xiuyu Chen, Zhenhui Zhu, Hao Wang, Shihua Zhao and Minjie Lu Tags: Research Source Type: research

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance detects microvascular dysfunction in a mouse model of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) related myocardial vascular remodelling may lead to the reduction of myocardial blood supply and a subsequent progressive loss of cardiac function. This process has been diffi... (Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance)
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - May 31, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Min-Chi Ku, Frank Kober, Yi-Ching Lai, Andreas Pohlmann, Fatimunnisa Qadri, Michael Bader, Lucie Carrier and Thoralf Niendorf Tags: Research Source Type: research

Serial T1 mapping of right ventricle in pulmonary hypertension: comparison with histology in an animal study
Right ventricular (RV) free wall fibrosis is an important component of adverse remodeling with RV dysfunction in pulmonary hypertension (PH). However, no previous reports have compared cardiovascular magnetic ... (Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance)
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - May 27, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Pan Ki Kim, Yoo Jin Hong, Hyo Sub Shim, Dong Jin Im, Young Joo Suh, Kye Ho Lee, Jin Hur, Young Jin Kim, Byoung Wook Choi and Hye-Jeong Lee Tags: Research Source Type: research

2D cine vs. 3D self-navigated free-breathing high-resolution whole heart cardiovascular magnetic resonance for aortic root measurements in congenital heart disease
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is considered the method of choice for evaluation of aortic root dilatation in congenital heart disease. Usually, a cross-sectional 2D cine stack is acquired perpendicul... (Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance)
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - May 27, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Cl ément Nussbaumer, Judith Bouchardy, Coralie Blanche, Davide Piccini, Anna-Giulia Pavon, Pierre Monney, Matthias Stuber, Jürg Schwitter and Tobias Rutz Tags: Research Source Type: research

Impact of pulmonary valve replacement on left ventricular rotational mechanics in repaired tetralogy of Fallot
In repaired tetralogy of Fallot (rTOF), abnormal left ventricular (LV) rotational mechanics are associated with adverse clinical outcomes. We performed a comprehensive analysis of LV rotational mechanics in rT... (Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance)
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - May 24, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Jamie K. Harrington, Sunil Ghelani, Nikhil Thatte, Anne Marie Valente, Tal Geva, Julia A. Graf, Minmin Lu, Lynn A. Sleeper and Andrew J. Powell Tags: Research Source Type: research

3D whole-heart grey-blood late gadolinium enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging
To develop a free-breathing whole-heart isotropic-resolution 3D late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) sequence with Dixon-encoding, which provides co-registered 3D grey-blood phase-sensitive inversion-recovery (PS... (Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance)
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - May 24, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Giorgia Milotta, Camila Munoz, Karl P. Kunze, Radhouene Neji, Stefano Figliozzi, Amedeo Chiribiri, Reza Hajhosseiny, Pier Giorgio Masci, Claudia Prieto and Ren é M. Botnar Tags: Research Source Type: research

Comparing cardiovascular magnetic resonance strain software packages by their abilities to discriminate outcomes in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) myocardial strain analysis using feature tracking (FT) is an increasingly popular method to assess cardiac function. However, different software packages produce differe... (Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance)
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - May 20, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Ying Zhang, David Mui, Julio A. Chirinos, Payman Zamani, Victor A. Ferrari, Yucheng Chen and Yuchi Han Tags: Research Source Type: research

Left ventricular fibro-fatty replacement in arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy: prevalence, patterns, and association with arrhythmias
Left ventricular (LV) fibrofatty infiltration in arrhythmogenic right ventricular (RV) dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) has been reported, however, detailed cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) characteris... (Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance)
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - May 20, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Tarek Zghaib, Anneline S. J. M. Te Riele, Cynthia A. James, Neda Rastegar, Brittney Murray, Crystal Tichnell, Marc K. Halushka, David A. Bluemke, Harikrishna Tandri, Hugh Calkins, Ihab R. Kamel and Stefan Loy Zimmerman Tags: Research Source Type: research

Four-dimensional flow cardiovascular magnetic resonance in tetralogy of Fallot: a systematic review
Patients with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot (rTOF) often develop cardiovascular dysfunction and require regular imaging to evaluate deterioration and time interventions such as pulmonary valve replacement. Four... (Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance)
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - May 20, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Ayah Elsayed, Kathleen Gilbert, Miriam Scadeng, Brett R. Cowan, Kuberan Pushparajah and Alistair A. Young Tags: Review Source Type: research