The lymphatic vasculature, which accompanies the blood vasculature in most organs, is
indispensable in the maintenance of tissue fluid homeostasis, immune cell trafficking, and …

Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) has become an essential tool for the evaluation of
patients affected or at risk of developing cardiomyopathies (CMPs). In fact, CMR not only …

Cardiac MRI is a noninvasive diagnostic tool using nonionizing radiation that is widely used
in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Cardiac MRI depicts …

Background Myocardial iron deficiency (MID) in heart failure (HF) remains largely
unexplored. We aim to establish defining criterion for MID, evaluate its pathophysiological …

Purpose This study explores the possibility of using a gradient moment balanced sequence
with a quadratically varied RF excitation phase in the magnetic resonance fingerprinting …

Over the last 15 years, cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging has
progressively evolved to become an indispensable tool in cardiology. It is a non-invasive …

Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO) is an autoimmune disease related to Grave's disease (GD).
The therapeutic strategies for GO patients are based on precise assessment of the activity …

Background In recent years, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) has become ever
more important in the diagnosis and risk stratification of patients with cardiac disease. The …

Cardiomyopathies are a heterogeneous entity. The progress in the field of genetics has
allowed over the years to determine its origin more and more often. The classification of …

Cardiomyopathies represent significant contributors to cardiovascular morbidity and
mortality. Over the past decades, a progress has occurred in characterization of the genetic …