Abstract This JACC Scientific Expert Panel provides consensus recommendations for an
update of the cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) diagnostic criteria for myocardial …

Viral myocarditis remains a prominent infectious-inflammatory disease for patients
throughout the lifespan. The condition presents several challenges including varied modes …

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) has become the primary tool for noninvasive
assessment of myocardial inflammation in patients with suspected myocarditis. The …

Objectives: This study sought to evaluate the long-term mortality in patients with viral
myocarditis, and to establish the prognostic value of various clinical, functional, and …

Background—Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with diffuse left atrial fibrosis and a
reduction in endocardial voltage. These changes are indicators of AF severity and appear to …

Abstract The Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) last published its
comprehensive expert panel report of clinical indications for CMR in 2004. This new …

The success of heart transplantation in the 1980s was enabled by the ability to diagnose
rejection by transjugular right ventricular endomyocardial biopsy, a technique developed by …

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome and
stress-induced cardiomyopathy, is typically characterized by transient systolic dysfunction of …

Objectives: We sought to investigate the clinical-genetic profile of left-dominant
arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (LDAC). Background: In the absence of coronary disease …

Noninvasive imaging plays a central role in the diagnosis of heart failure, assessment of
prognosis, and monitoring of therapy. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) offers a …