Background Cardiac MRI feature tracking (FT) allows objective assessment of segmental left
ventricular (LV) function following a myocardial infarction (MI), but its utilization in sheep …

Background The anti-inflammatory drug colchicine improves the outcome of patients with
myocardial infarction (MI). As an intense inflammatory and fibrotic response after MI may …

Abstract 4D-flow MRI is a promising technique for assessing vessel hemodynamics.
However, its utilization is currently limited by the lack of reference values, particularly for …

Background Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) strain imaging is an established
technique to quantify myocardial deformation. However, to what extent left ventricular (LV) …

Background Early detection of subclinical myocardial dysfunction in patients with type 2
diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is essential for preventing heart failure. This study aims to search …

Electric interventions are used to terminate arrhythmia. However, myocardial injury from the
electrical intervention can follow unique pathways and it is unknown how this affects …

Background: Myocardial efficiency should be maintained stable under light-to-moderate
stress conditions, but ischemia puts the myocardium at risk for impaired functionality …

Methods Ethical statement and anaesthesia. The study was performed in accordance with
the ARRIVE guidelines and with the “Guide to the Care and Use of Experimental Animals” …

Main focus of this dissertation is the investigation and further characterization of invasive
and non-invasive indices of LV function and cardiovascular hemodynamics both in …

Hintergrund und Zielsetzung: Die Quantifizierung der Sauerstoffsättigung des Blutes ist für
die klinische Beurteilung von Patienten mit Herzinsuffizienz unerlässlich und wird …