The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging 
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This is an RSS file. You can use it to subscribe to this data in your favourite RSS reader or to display this data on your own website or blog.Remnant cholesterol has an important impact on increased carotid intima-media thickness in non-diabetic individuals
This study included 1786 non-diabetic individuals who underwent carotid ultrasound. RC was calculated based on total cholesterol (TC), LDL-C, and high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). The subjects were divided into the cIMT thickening group (cIMT ≥ 0.1 cm) and non-thickening group (cIMT < 0.1 cm) groups based on cIMT, binary logistic regression with different models and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were adopted to evaluate the predictive ability of RC in cIMT. Of the research participants , their median age was 55 (49–51) years, 1121 (63%) were male, and 209 ( 12%) had hypertens...
Source: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging - September 28, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Dual left anterior descending coronary artery and anomalous origin of left circumflex artery: a novel coronary anomaly revealed by CCTA
AbstractIn the rare coronary anomaly of Dual LAD, two segments of the vessel reside within the anterior interventricular sulcus. In our case, the short LAD originated from the Left Coronary Sinus (LCS), while the long LAD emerged from the Right Coronary Sinus (RCS). The LCx arose from the RCS, and the RCA displayed typical features. This anomaly was deemed incidental, prompting routine follow-up. It underscores the significance of integrating CCTA for a thorough assessment, offering crucial insights for patient management. (Source: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging)
Source: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging - September 28, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Call for candidates: Editor-in-Chief for the International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging
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Source: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging - September 27, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Angiography and optical coherence tomography derived shear stress: are they equivalent in my opinion?
AbstractAdvances in image reconstruction using either single or multimodality imaging data provide increasingly accurate three-dimensional (3D) patient ’s arterial models for shear stress evaluation using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). We aim to evaluate the impacts on endothelial shear stress (ESS) derived from a simple image reconstruction using 3D-quantitative coronary angiography (3D-QCA)versus a multimodality reconstruction method using optical coherence tomography (OCT) in patients ’ vessels treated with bioresorbable scaffolds. Seven vessels at baseline and five-year follow-up of seven patients from a previ...
Source: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging - September 21, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Editor ’s choice to the September 2023 issue
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Source: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging - September 21, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Relationship between cardiac mechanical properties and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging at rest in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia survivors
AbstractThe characterization of cardiac mechanical properties may contribute to better understanding of doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity. Our study aims to investigate the relationship between cardiac mechanical properties, T1 and T2 relaxation times and partition coefficient. Fifty childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia survivors underwent a cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) at rest on a 3T MRI system and included a standard ECG-gated 3(3)3(3)5 MOLLI sequence for T1 mapping and an ECG-gated T2-prepared TrueFISP sequence for T2 mapping. Partition coefficient, ejection fr action, end-diastolic volume (EDV) and end-systol...
Source: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging - September 20, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Global and regional myocardial function assessment in symptomatic patients with chronic coronary syndrome using longitudinal strain and noninvasive myocardial work
AbstractSpeckle tracking echocardiography (STE) derived longitudinal strain (LS) and noninvasive pressure-strain loop (PSL) derived myocardial work (MW) are more sensitive than conventional echocardiographic parameters in quantitative assessment of early myocardial dysfunction. The aim of this study was to assess left ventricular (LV) global and regional myocardial function in symptomatic chronic coronary syndrome (CCS) patients using the two promising methods. Transthoracic echocardiography was performed on patients with angina or equivalent symptoms before coronary angiography. STE-based LS and PSL-based MW analysis we...
Source: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging - September 20, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
The prognostic value of coronary flow reserve in patients with non-obstructive coronary artery disease and microvascular dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis with focus on imaging modality and sex difference
AbstractTo clarify prognosis of patients with non-obstructive coronary artery disease (NOCAD) and coronary microvascular disease (CMD) assessed as low coronary flow reserve (CFR) according to imaging modalities and sex difference. Comprehensive systematic literature review and meta-analyses were conducted. Risk of death and major adverse cardiac events (MACE) were pooled and compared in patients with abnormally low versus normal CFR using cut-off limits 2.0 –2.5. Random effects model used for estimation of odds ratios (OR) and hazard ratios (HR) with 95% confidence interval (CI). Nineteen eligible observational studies p...
Source: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging - September 16, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Correction to: Serial changes of the side-branch ostial area after single crossover stenting with kissing-balloon inflation
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Source: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging - September 16, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Epicardial fat and Stage B heart failure among overweight/obese and normal weight individuals with diabetes mellitus
ConclusionsPatients with DM and normal BMI have excess epicardial fat compared to those with overweight/obese. Epicardial fat was not directly linked to prevalence of subclinical dysfunction. (Source: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging)
Source: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging - September 11, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Strain Echocardiography in Myocarditis with preserved left ventricular function
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Source: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging - September 11, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Evaluation of myocardial strain in patients with subclinical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and subclinical Hypertensive Heart Disease using Cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking
AbstractThe evaluation of cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking may have great diagnostic value in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy andhypertensive heart disease. Exploring the diagnostic and clinical research value of cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracks in evaluation of myocardium deformation in patients with subclinical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy(SHCM)and subclinicalhypertensive heart disease(SHHD). Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) scans were performed on a 1.5 T MR scanner in 33 patients with SHCM, 31 patients with SHHD, and 27 controls(NS). The CMR image post-processing software was used to analyze the c...
Source: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging - September 8, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Evaluation of an artificial intelligence-based system for echocardiographic estimation of right atrial pressure
This study aims to develop a fully automated artificial intelligence (AI)-based system for automated IVC analysis and RAP estimation. We presented a multi-stage AI sys tem to identify the IVC view, select good quality images, delineate the IVC region and quantify its thickness, enabling temporal tracking of its diameter and collapsibility changes. The automated system was trained and tested on expert manual IVC and RAP reference measurements obtained from 255 pati ents during routine clinical workflow. The performance was evaluated using Pearson correlation and Bland-Altman analysis for IVC values, as well as macro accurac...
Source: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging - September 8, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) and positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with acute myocarditis and chronic inflammatory cardiomyopathy
AbstractAdvanced cardiac imaging techniques such as cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) and positron emission tomography (PET) are widely used in clinical practice in patients with acute myocarditis and chronic inflammatory cardiomyopathies (I-CMP). We aimed to provide a review article with practical recommendations from the European Society of Cardiovascular Radiology (ESCR), in order to guide physicians in the use and interpretation of CMR and PET in clinical practice both for acute myocarditis and follow-up in chronic forms of I-CMP. (Source: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging)
Source: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging - September 8, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Assessment of mitral valve geometry in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation patients with or without ventricular dysfunction: insights from high volume rate three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography
AbstractMeticulous understanding of the mechanisms underpinning mitral regurgitation in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients is crucial to optimize therapeutic strategies. The morphologic characteristics of mitral valves in atrial functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) patients with and without left ventricular (LV) dysfunction were evaluated by high volume rate (HVR) three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (3D-TEE). In our study, 68 of 265 AF patients who underwent 3D-TEE were selected, including 36 patients with AF, FMR, and preserved LV function (AFMR group) and 32 patients with AF, FMR, and LV dysfunction (VFMR ...
Source: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging - September 4, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
