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

Cardiovascular disease in women remains under-diagnosed and under-treated. Recent
studies suggest that this is caused, at least in part, by the lack of sex-specific diagnostic …

Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) induces myocardial injury,
either direct myocarditis or indirect injury due to systemic inflammatory response. Myocardial …

Autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) involve multiple organs including the heart and
vasculature. Despite novel treatments, patients with ARDs still experience a reduced life …

Aims To determine how native myocardial T1 and extracellular volume (ECV) change with
age, both to understand aging and to inform on normal reference ranges. Methods and …

Several previous studies suggested that prolonged and extensive physical activity might
lead to increased prevalence of myocardial fibrosis in athletes. The review summarizes …

Myocardial interstitial fibrosis is associated with cardiovascular disease and adverse
prognosis. Here, to investigate the biological pathways that underlie fibrosis in the human …

Background Myocardial native T1 and T2 mapping are promising techniques for quantitative
assessment of diffuse myocardial pathologies; however, due to conflicting data regarding …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remain the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Although
major diagnostic and therapeutic advances have significantly improved the prognosis of …

Aims Besides regulating calcium‐phosphate metabolism, fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF‐
23) has been associated with incident heart failure (HF) and left ventricular hypertrophy …