Myocardial fibrosis, the expansion of the cardiac interstitium through deposition of
extracellular matrix proteins, is a common pathophysiologic companion of many different …

The measurement of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is a ubiquitous component of
imaging studies used to evaluate patients with cardiac conditions and acts as an arbiter for …

Aortic valve stenosis (AS) is the third most common cardiovascular disease. The prevalence
of both AS and arterial hypertension increases with age, and the conditions therefore often …

Background Myocardial extracellular volume fraction (ECV), measured by cardiac magnetic
resonance imaging, is a useful prognostic marker for patients who have undergone aortic …

Background We investigated role of coronary microvascular disease (CMD) in maladaptive
LV remodeling and prognosis in patients with aortic sclerosis or stenosis and no overt CAD …

Purpose To assess myocardial extracellular volume fraction (ECV) measurement provided
by a single-source dual-energy computed tomography (SSDE-CT) acquisition added at the …

Aortic stenosis was once considered a pure isolated valve obstacle challenging left ventricle
driving force of contraction and flow generation. Left ventricular (LV) adaptation was merely …

Aortic stenosis (AS) causes complex, adverse myocardial remodeling that does not fully
resolve after aortic valve replacement (AVR). Even subtle parameters of myocardial …

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is increasingly prevalent and
represents more than half of all heart failure cases. It is defined by the presence of heart …

Objective Two-dimensional (2D) longitudinal strain (LS) predicts cardiac events in aortic
stenosis (AS). However, it requires manual editing, which affects its accuracy and reliability …