Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) has become an indispensible imaging
technique for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with cardiovascular diseases …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most common cause of morbidity/mortality worldwide.
Early diagnosis is the key to improve CVD prognosis, and cardiovascular imaging plays a …

OBJECTIVE. A spectrum of pathophysiologic mechanisms can lead to the development of
myocardial disorders including ischemia, genetic abnormalities, and systemic disorders …

Within the last 5 years, technology for cardiac imaging has improved spectacularly. The
choices now include ultrasound with Doppler, single-photon emission computed …

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is now considered the “gold standard” for the
assessment of regional and global systolic function, myocardial infarction and viability, and …

Rapid progress has been made in cardiac MRI (CMRI) over the past decade, which has
firmly established it as a reliable and clinically important technique for assessment of cardiac …

Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is increasingly being used to evaluate patients
with known or suspected ischemic heart disease. This is because of the ability to acquire …

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has emerged as a prime player in the clinical
and preclinical detection of ischemic heart disease (IHD) as well in the prognosis …

After several years of research development cardiovascular MRI has evolved into a widely
accepted clinical tool. It offers important diagnostic and prognostic information for a variety of …

Cardiovascular diseases still rank number one in mortality statistics in the industrialized
world. In these countries the five most common causes of death are associated to …