Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2019 Case of the Week series
The Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) is an international society focused on the research, education, and clinical application of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR). The SCMR web site ( (Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance)
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - April 1, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Arun Dahiya, Charles Chao, John Younger, Julia Kar, Bryant M. Baldwin, Michael V. Cohen, Shane Joseph, Anam Chowdhry, Maria S. Figarola, Christopher Malozzi, M. Farhan Nasser, Yassar Nabeel, Rajiv Shah, J. Michael Kennen, Ashish Aneja, Sameh Khalil & hell Tags: Review Source Type: research

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance ‐assessed fast global longitudinal strain parameters add diagnostic and prognostic insights in right ventricular volume and pressure loading disease conditions
Parameters of myocardial deformation may provide improved insights into right ventricular (RV) dysfunction. We quantified RV longitudinal myocardial function using a fast, semi-automated method and investigate... (Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance)
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - April 1, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Shuang Leng, Ru-San Tan, Jiajun Guo, Ping Chai, Gangcheng Zhang, Lynette Teo, Wen Ruan, Tee Joo Yeo, Xiaodan Zhao, John C. Allen, Ju Le Tan, James W. Yip, Yucheng Chen and Liang Zhong Tags: Research Source Type: research

Presence of contractile impairment appears crucial for structural remodeling in idiopathic left bundle-branch block
To differentiate effects of ventricular asynchrony from an underlying hypocontractile cardiomyopathy this study aimed to enhance the understanding of functional impairment and structural remodeling in idiopath... (Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance)
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - April 1, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Janek Salatzki, Theresa Fischer, Johannes Riffel, Florian Andr é, Kristóf Hirschberg, Andreas Ochs, Hauke Hund, Matthias Müller-Hennessen, Evangelos Giannitsis, Matthias G. Friedrich, Eberhard Scholz, Norbert Frey, Hugo A. Katus and Marco Ochs Tags: Research Source Type: research

Motion compensated whole-heart coronary cardiovascular magnetic resonance angiography using focused navigation (fNAV)
Radial self-navigated (RSN) whole-heart coronary cardiovascular magnetic resonance angiography (CCMRA) is a free-breathing technique that estimates and corrects for respiratory motion. However, RSN has been li... (Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance)
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - March 29, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Christopher W. Roy, John Heerfordt, Davide Piccini, Giulia Rossi, Anna Giulia Pavon, Juerg Schwitter and Matthias Stuber Tags: Research Source Type: research

Influence of the arterial input sampling location on the diagnostic accuracy of cardiovascular magnetic resonance stress myocardial perfusion quantification
Quantification of myocardial blood flow (MBF) and myocardial perfusion reserve (MPR) by cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) perfusion requires sampling of the arterial input function (AIF). While variation... (Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance)
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - March 29, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Xenios Milidonis, Russell Franks, Torben Schneider, Javier S ánchez-González, Eva C. Sammut, Sven Plein and Amedeo Chiribiri Tags: Research Source Type: research

Implications of multiple late gadolinium enhancement lesions on the frequency of left ventricular reverse remodeling and prognosis in patients with non ‐ischemic cardiomyopathy
Non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) is a heterogeneous disease, and its prognosis varies. Although late gadolinium enhancement (LGE)-cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) demonstrates a linear pattern in the ... (Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance)
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - March 25, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Shingo Ota, Makoto Orii, Tsuyoshi Nishiguchi, Mao Yokoyama, Ryoko Matsushita, Kazushi Takemoto, Takashi Tanimoto, Kumiko Hirata, Takeshi Hozumi and Takashi Akasaka Tags: Research Source Type: research

Prognostic value of fast semi-automated left atrial long-axis strain analysis in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
The prognostic value of left atrial (LA) size and function in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is well recognized, but LA function is difficult to routinely analyze. Fast LA long-axis strain (LA-LAS) analysis... (Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance)
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - March 25, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Fuyao Yang, Lili Wang, Jie Wang, Lutong Pu, Yuanwei Xu, Weihao Li, Ke Wan, Dan Yang, Jiayu Sun, Yuchi Han, Yanjie Zhu and Yucheng Chen Tags: Research Source Type: research

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance accurately detects obstructive coronary artery disease in suspected non-ST elevation myocardial infarction: a sub-analysis of the CARMENTA Trial
Invasive coronary angiography (ICA) is still the reference test in suspected non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), although a substantial number of patients do not have obstructive coronary artery d... (Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance)
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - March 22, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Yvonne J. M. van Cauteren, Martijn W. Smulders, Ralph A. L. J. Theunissen, Suzanne C. Gerretsen, Bouke P. Adriaans, Geertruida P. Bijvoet, Alma M. A. Mingels, Sander M. J. van Kuijk, Simon Schalla, Harry J. G. M. Crijns, Raymond J. Kim, Joachim E. Wildber Tags: Research Source Type: research

Publisher Correction to: Electrocardiogram-less, free-breathing myocardial extracellular volume fraction mapping in small animals at high heart rates using motion-resolved cardiovascular magnetic resonance multitasking: a feasibility study in a heart failure with preserved ejection fraction rat model
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article. (Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance)
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - March 22, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Pei Han, Rui Zhang, Shawn Wagner, Yibin Xie, Eugenio Cingolani, Eduardo Marban, Anthony G. Christodoulou and Debiao Li Tags: Publisher Correction Source Type: research

Left atrial 4D flow cardiovascular magnetic resonance: a reproducibility study in sinus rhythm and atrial fibrillation
Four-dimensional (4D) flow cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) allows sophisticated quantification of left atrial (LA) blood flow, and could yield novel biomarkers of propensity for intra-cardiac thrombus ... (Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance)
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - March 22, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Marco Spartera, Guilherme Pessoa-Amorim, Antonio Stracquadanio, Adam Von Ende, Alison Fletcher, Peter Manley, Stefan Neubauer, Vanessa M. Ferreira, Barbara Casadei, Aaron T. Hess and Rohan S. Wijesurendra Tags: Research Source Type: research

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance-determined left ventricular myocardium impairment is associated with C-reactive protein and ST2 in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
Myocardial strain assessed with cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) feature tracking can detect early left ventricular (LV) myocardial deformation quantitatively in patients with a variety of cardiovascula... (Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance)
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - March 22, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Lei Zhao, Songnan Li, Chen Zhang, Jie Tian, Aijia Lu, Rong Bai, Jing An, Andreas Greiser, Jie Huang and Xiaohai Ma Tags: Research Source Type: research

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance and transesophageal echocardiography in patients with prosthetic valve paravalvular leaks: towards an accurate quantification and stratification
Objective assessment of prosthetic paravalvular leak (PVL) is complex and challenging even in transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). Our aim was to assess the value of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) ... (Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance)
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - March 22, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Maciej Haberka, Magdalena Malczewska, Piotr Pysz, Micha ł Kozłowski, Wojciech Wojakowski and Grzegorz Smolka Tags: Research Source Type: research

Usefulness of TI-scout images in the assessment of late gadolinium enhancement in children
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) requires identification of the normal myocardial nulling time using inversion time (TI)-scout imaging sequence. Although TI-scout image... (Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance)
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - March 18, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Badr Bannan, Julien Aguet, Aswathy Vaikom House, Navjot Gill, Vivian P. Tassos, Afsaneh Amirabadi, Mike Seed, Christopher Z. Lam and Shi-Joon Yoo Tags: Research Source Type: research

Simultaneous measurements of 3D wall shear stress and pulse wave velocity in the murine aortic arch
Wall shear stress (WSS) and pulse wave velocity (PWV) are important parameters to characterize blood flow in the vessel wall. Their quantification with flow-sensitive phase-contrast (PC) cardiovascular magneti... (Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance)
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - March 18, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Patrick Winter, Kristina Andelovic, Thomas Kampf, Jan Hansmann, Peter Michael Jakob, Wolfgang Rudolf Bauer, Alma Zernecke and Volker Herold Tags: Technical notes Source Type: research

A comparison of standard and high dose adenosine protocols in routine vasodilator stress cardiovascular magnetic resonance: dosage affects hyperaemic myocardial blood flow in patients with severe left ventricular systolic impairment
Adenosine stress perfusion cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is commonly used in the assessment of patients with suspected ischaemia. Accepted protocols recommend administration of adenosine at a dose of... (Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance)
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - March 18, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Louise A. E. Brown, Christopher E. D. Saunderson, Arka Das, Thomas Craven, Eylem Levelt, Kristopher D. Knott, Erica Dall ’Armellina, Hui Xue, James C. Moon, John P. Greenwood, Peter Kellman, Peter P. Swoboda and Sven Plein Tags: Research Source Type: research