The use of multimodality cardiovascular imaging to assess right ventricular size and function

E Surkova, D Muraru, S Iliceto, LP Badano - International journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Right ventricular (RV) size and function have been found to be important predictors of
cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with various conditions. However, non …

[HTML][HTML] Cardiovascular magnetic resonance: diagnostic utility and specific considerations in the pediatric population

FM Mitchell, SK Prasad, GF Greil, P Drivas… - World journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance is a non-invasive imaging modality which is emerging
as important tool for the investigation and management of pediatric cardiovascular disease …

Decellularized aortic homografts for aortic valve and aorta ascendens replacement

I Tudorache, A Horke, S Cebotari… - European Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVES The choice of valve prosthesis for aortic valve replacement (AVR) in young
patients is challenging. Decellularized pulmonary homografts (DPHs) have shown excellent …

Assessment of the precision and reproducibility of ventricular volume, function, and mass measurements with ferumoxytol‐enhanced 4D flow MRI

K Hanneman, A Kino, JY Cheng… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To compare the precision and interobserver agreement of ventricular volume,
function, and mass quantification by 3D time‐resolved (4D) flow MRI relative to cine steady …

Cardiac MR and CT imaging in children with suspected or confirmed pulmonary hypertension/pulmonary hypertensive vascular disease. Expert consensus statement …

H Latus, T Kuehne, P Beerbaum, C Apitz, G Hansmann… - Heart, 2016 - heart.bmj.com
Childhood pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a heterogenous disease associated with
considerable morbidity and mortality. Invasive assessment of haemodynamics is crucial for …

Magnetic resonance–augmented cardiopulmonary exercise testing: comprehensively assessing exercise intolerance in children with cardiovascular disease

NJ Barber, EO Ako, GT Kowalik… - Circulation …, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Conventional cardiopulmonary exercise testing can objectively measure
exercise intolerance but cannot provide comprehensive evaluation of physiology. This …

Age-related changes in intraventricular kinetic energy: a physiological or pathological adaptation?

J Wong, R Chabiniok, A Devecchi… - American Journal …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
Aging has important deleterious effects on the cardiovascular system. We sought to compare
intraventricular kinetic energy (KE) in healthy subjects of varying ages with subjects with …

Association of late gadolinium enhancement and degree of left ventricular hypertrophy assessed on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging with ventricular tachycardia …

JA Spinner, CV Noel, SW Denfield… - The American Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
There are limited data on the clinical significance of left ventricular (LV) mass and late
gadolinium enhancement (LGE) in pediatric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC). We …

The functional single ventricle: how imaging guides treatment

RM Edwards, GP Reddy, G Kicska - Clinical Imaging, 2016 - Elsevier
Functional single ventricle (FSV) encompasses a spectrum of severe congenital heart
disease. Patients with FSV are living longer than decades prior resulting in more frequent …

Left ventricular mass and systolic function in children with chronic kidney disease—comparing echocardiography with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

R Arnold, D Schwendinger, S Jung, M Pohl, B Jung… - Pediatric …, 2016 - Springer
Background Increased left ventricular mass (LVM) is an important risk marker of uremic
cardiovascular disease. Calculation of LVM by echocardiography (Echo) relies on geometric …