Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) enables assessment and quantification of
morphological and functional parameters of the heart, including chamber size and function …

The objective assessments of left ventricular (LV) and right ventricular (RV) ejection fractions
(EFs) are the main important tasks of routine cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) …

Tissue tracking technology of routinely acquired cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR)
cine acquisitions has increased the apparent ease and availability of non-invasive …

Based on conventional cine sequences of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), feature
tracking (FT) is an emerging tissue tracking technique that evaluates myocardial motion and …

Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is a complex and still poorly recognized heart disease with a
wide spectrum of possible clinical presentations. Despite its reversibility, it is associated with …

Background: Right heart catheterization using exercise stress is the reference standard for
the diagnosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) but carries the risk of …

Objectives: The aims of the study were to assess the prognostic significance of cardiac
magnetic resonance myocardial feature tracking (CMR-FT) in a large multicenter study and …

Background—Although left atrial (LA) dysfunction is common in heart failure with preserved
ejection fraction (HFpEF), its functional implications beyond the reflection of left ventricular …

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction presents a challenging diagnosis given a
heterogeneous patient population and limited therapeutic options. Diastolic function …

Background: The high accuracy of feature-tracking cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR)
imaging qualifies this novel modality as potential gold standard for myocardial strain …