Restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) is a heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by
restrictive left ventricular pathophysiology, ie a rapid rise in ventricular pressure with only …

Nonischemic cardiomyopathies include a wide range of dilated, hypertrophic and
arrhythmogenic heart muscle disorders, not explained by coronary artery disease …

Over the last ten years, the number of minimally invasive interventional procedures has
been increasing steadily. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is still far less frequently used …

Background To determine the prognostic value of left atrial strain (LAS) using cardiac
magnetic resonance for predicting death, heart failure, and ischemic stroke in patients with …

Imaging has a central role in the diagnosis, classification, and clinical management of
cardiomyopathies. While echocardiography is the first-line technique, given its wide …

Acute myocardial edema (AME) is increased water content in the myocardium and
represents the first and transient pathophysiological response to an acute myocardial injury …

Non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a disease characterized by left ventricular
dilation and systolic dysfunction. Patients with DCM are at higher risk for ventricular …

Pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a rare, yet life-threatening cardiovascular
condition characterized by systolic dysfunction with biventricular dilatation and reduced …

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membrane-bound particles released by all cells under
physiological and pathological conditions. EVs constitute a potential tool to unravel cell …

-2023:-–-2 basis of our present data, we do argue that those patients with a predominantly
intramural ring-like pattern of LGE mostly have genetic cardiomyopathies (most likely …