Restrictive cardiomyopathies are the least common form of heart muscle disease. They are
characterized as infiltrative and noninfiltrative, storage diseases, and endomyocardial …

Differentiation of constrictive pericarditis (CP) from restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) is a
complex and often challenging process. Because CP is a potentially curable cause of heart …

The restrictive cardiomyopathies constitute a heterogeneous group of myocardial diseases
with a different pathogenesis and overlapping clinical presentations. Diagnosing them …

Abstract Purpose of Review Echocardiography is the mainstay in the diagnostic evaluation
of constrictive pericarditis (CP) and restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM), but no single …

Purpose: To assess the prevalence of extracardiac findings (ECF) during cardiovascular
magnetic resonance (CMR) examinations and their downstream effect on clinical …

Objectives To explore the diagnostic potential of texture analysis applied to native T1 maps
obtained from cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) images for the assessment of heart failure …

While there is no single diagnostic test for heart failure (HF), imaging plays a supportive role
beginning with confirmation of HF, especially by detecting ventricular dysfunction (Variant 1) …

Purpose: Accurate and reproducible assessment of left ventricular mass (LVM) is important
in Fabry disease. However, it is unclear whether papillary muscles should be included in …

Infiltrative cardiomyopathies (ICMs) comprise a broad spectrum of inherited and acquired
conditions (mainly amyloidosis, sarcoidosis, and hemochromatosis), where the progressive …

Certain entities may simultaneously involve the lungs and the myocardium. Knowing their
cardiac and thoracic manifestations enhances the understanding of those conditions and …