After a reperfused myocardial infarction (MI), dynamic tissue changes occur (edema,
inflammation, microvascular obstruction, hemorrhage, cardiomyocyte necrosis, and …

Anthracycline is a mainstay in treatment of many cancers including lymphoma and breast
cancer among many others. However, anthracycline treatment can be cardiotoxic. Although …

Background: Anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity is a major clinical problem, and early
cardiotoxicity markers are needed. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify early …

The classes of recommendations and levels of evidence in these guidelines were
determined and described according to the “Guidelines for the treatment of acute and …

Objectives The aim of this study is to examine the prognostic value of T1 mapping and the
extracellular volume (ECV) fraction in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) …

Background It is unknown if there are cardiac abnormalities in persons who have recovered
from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) without cardiac symptoms or in those who have …

Although cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs) improve cardiac function and outcomes in
patients with single ventricle physiology, little is known about their safety and therapeutic …

Aims To determine the prognostic value of multilevel assessment of fibrosis in dilated
cardiomyopathy (DCM) patients. Methods and results We quantified fibrosis in 209 DCM …

Abstract Objectives T1 mapping (T1-map) and cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking
(CMR-FT) techniques have been introduced for the early detection of interstitial myocardial …

Extracellular matrix remodeling is extensive in several heart diseases and hampers cardiac
filling, often leading to heart failure. Proteoglycans have over the last two decades emerged …