Multimodality Imaging of Right Heart Function: JACC Scientific Statement

RT Hahn, S Lerakis, V Delgado, K Addetia… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - jacc.org
Right ventricular (RV) size and function assessed by multimodality imaging are associated
with outcomes in a variety of cardiovascular diseases. Understanding RV anatomy and …

Novel Techniques in Imaging Congenital Heart Disease: JACC Scientific Statement

R Sachdeva, AK Armstrong, R Arnaout… - Journal of the American …, 2024 - jacc.org
Recent years have witnessed exponential growth in cardiac imaging technologies, allowing
better visualization of complex cardiac anatomy and improved assessment of physiology …

Intracardiac flow analysis of the right ventricle in pediatric patients with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot using a novel color Doppler velocity reconstruction

B Meyers, J Nyce, J Zhang, LH Frank, E Balaras… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Repaired tetralogy of Fallot (RTOF) patients will develop right ventricular (RV)
dysfunction from chronic pulmonary regurgitation (PR). Cardiac magnetic resonance …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of early diastolic intraventricular pressure difference in children by blood speckle-tracking echocardiography

K Sørensen, S Fadnes, L Mertens, M Henry… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The lack of reliable echocardiographic techniques to assess diastolic function
in children is a major clinical limitation. Our aim was to develop and validate the …

[HTML][HTML] Flow Dynamics in Children with Bicuspid Aortic Valve: A Blood Speckle Tracking Study

M Henry, S Fadnes, L Lovstakken, W Mawad… - Ultrasound in Medicine …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is associated with progressive aortic dilation. Although
the etiology is complex, altered flow dynamics is thought to play an important role. Blood …

[HTML][HTML] Advanced imaging technologies for assessing tetralogy of Fallot: insights into flow dynamics

M Schäfer, W Mawad - CJC Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease, 2023 - Elsevier
Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is the most common cyanotic congenital heart defect requiring
surgical repair. While surgical interventions have significantly reduced mortality, post-repair …

Visualizable intracardiac flow pattern in fetuses with congenital heart defect: pilot study of blood speckle‐tracking echocardiography

R Xu, M Hou, D Zhou, Y Liu, L Xie… - Ultrasound in Obstetrics …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Blood‐flow pattern is an essential factor in cardiovascular development.
Recently, blood speckle‐tracking echocardiography (BST) based on high‐frame‐rate …

Enhanced echocardiographic assessment of intracardiac flow in congenital heart disease

BA Meyers, J Zhang, J Nyce, YH Loke, PP Vlachos - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background 4D flow magnetic resonance imaging (4D flow MRI) can assess and measure
the complex flow patterns of the right ventricle (RV) in congenital heart diseases, but its …

[HTML][HTML] Pulmonary hypertension in children is associated with abnormal flow patterns in the main pulmonary artery as demonstrated by blood speckle tracking

W Mawad, S Fadnes, L Løvstakken, M Henry… - CJC Pediatric and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Paediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is characterized by increased
pulmonary vascular resistance resulting in increased pulmonary artery (PA) and right …

Modeling the fluid dynamics of mitral valve for clinical applications and surgical mitral valve repair

D Collia, DH Adams, MG Trivieri, ZA Fayad… - Physics of …, 2025 - pubs.aip.org
The geometric properties of the mitral valve (MV), the valve controlling the inflow of blood to
the left ventricle (LV), is a primary subject of study in clinical cardiology since its movements …