Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are a comprehensive disease concept characterized by
acute myocardial ischemia caused by disruption of coronary artery plaque and consequent …

Athletic training is associated with a spectrum of morphologic and functional cardiac
adaptations known as 'the athlete's heart'. 1, 2 To the purpose of the present document an …

Importance Left atrial fibrosis is prominent in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Extensive
atrial tissue fibrosis identified by delayed enhancement magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) …

Ventricular remodeling, first described in animal models of left ventricular (LV) stress and
injury, occurs progressively in untreated patients after large myocardial infarction and in …

The writing committee consisted of acknowledged experts in the field of CMR, as well as a
liaison from the ACCF Task Force on Clinical ECDs, the oversight group for this document …

Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this review it to summarize the current literature
on remodeling after myocardial infarction, inclusive of pathophysiological considerations …

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is established in clinical practice for the
diagnosis and management of diseases of the cardiovascular system. However, current …

Objectives: We sought to ascertain whether myocardial scarring occurs in living unselected
patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Background: Myocardial scarring is …

Background—Previous animal studies have demonstrated that the transmural extent of
acute myocardial infarction defined by contrast-enhanced MRI (ceMRI) relates to early …

In patients with known or suspected myocardial infarction (MI), cardiovascular magnetic
resonance (CMR) provides a comprehensive, multifaceted view of the heart. The data …