Cardiac MRI plays an important role in the evaluation of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs),
including ischemic heart disease, cardiomyopathy, valvular disease, congenital disease …

Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging has witnessed substantial progress with the
advent of parametric mapping techniques, most notably T1 and T2 mapping. These …

Background Contemporary advances in low-field magnetic resonance imaging systems can
potentially widen access to cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging. We present …

Heart failure demographics have evolved in past decades with the development of improved
diagnostics, therapies, and prevention. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) has developed …

Purpose The aims of our study were to investigate with cardiovascular magnetic resonance
(CMR) the role of Epicardial Fat Volume (EFV) and distribution in patients with Takotsubo …

Acute myocardial edema (AME) is increased water content in the myocardium and
represents the first and transient pathophysiological response to an acute myocardial injury …

Prolonged and intensive exercise induces remodeling of all four cardiac chambers, a
physiological process which is coined as the “athlete's heart”. This cardiac adaptation …

Background Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common inherited
cardiovascular disease that affects approximately one in 500 people. Cardiac magnetic …

Background T2 mapping is a valuable technique in cardiac MR imaging that offers insights
into the microstructural characteristics of myocardial tissue. However, it was shown that …

Background: Reliable reference intervals are crucial for clinical application of myocardial T1
and T2 mapping cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging. This study evaluated the …