Advanced imaging in pulmonary hypertension: emerging techniques and applications

F Rengier, C Melzig, T Derlin, AM Marra… - … International Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a pathophysiological disorder defined by an increase in
pulmonary arterial pressure which can occur in multiple clinical conditions. Irrespective of …

Animal models of pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease

SF Liu, Y Yan - Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease (PH‐LHD) is regarded as the most
prevalent form of pulmonary hypertension (PH). Indeed, PH is an independent risk factor …

[HTML][HTML] CT derived left atrial size identifies left heart disease in suspected pulmonary hypertension: derivation and validation of predictive thresholds

BJ Currie, C Johns, M Chin… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Patients with pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease (PH-LHD) have
overlapping clinical features with pulmonary arterial hypertension making diagnosis reliant …

Left atrial volume as a biomarker of atrial fibrillation at routine chest CT: deep learning approach

A Bratt, Z Guenther, LD Hahn, M Kadoch… - Radiology …, 2019 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To test the performance of a deep learning (DL) model in predicting atrial fibrillation
(AF) at routine nongated chest CT. Materials and Methods A retrospective derivation cohort …

Going beyond cardiomegaly: evaluation of cardiac chamber enlargement at non–electrocardiographically gated multidetector ct: current techniques, limitations, and …

P Hota, S Simpson - Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging, 2019 - pubs.rsna.org
Cardiac chamber enlargement is important in the prediction of morbidity and mortality for a
multitude of cardiovascular processes. Although non–electrocardiographically (ECG) gated …

Diagnostic accuracy of automated 3D volumetry of cardiac chambers by CT pulmonary angiography for identification of pulmonary hypertension due to left heart …

C Melzig, TD Do, B Egenlauf, S Partovi, E Grünig… - European …, 2022 - Springer
Objectives To assess diagnostic accuracy of automated 3D volumetry of cardiac chambers
based on computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) for the differentiation of …

Left atrium volume and ventricular volume ratio algorithm as indication of pulmonary hypertension etiology

Y Granot, T Ziv-Baran, S Berliner, Y Topilsky… - Acta …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Pressure overload of the right heart (pulmonary hypertension [PH]) can be an
acute or a chronic process with various pathophysiologic changes affecting the dimensions …

Novel imaging techniques in pulmonary hypertension

CS Johns, DG Kiely, AJ Swift - Current Opinion in Cardiology, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Noninvasive imaging allows a comprehensive assessment of patients with suspected
pulmonary hypertension. It plays a key part in the initial diagnostic and prognostic …

Opportunistic Screening for Atrial Fibrillation on Routine Chest Computed Tomography

WA Parker, DM Vigneault, I Yang, A Bratt… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: Quantitative biomarkers from chest computed tomography (CT) can facilitate the
incidental detection of important diseases. Atrial fibrillation (AFib) substantially increases the …

Evaluation of hemodynamically significant pericardial effusion by analysis of cardiac chambers volume by computed tomography

Y Granot, Z Rozenbaum, H Yashar… - The British Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objective: Pericardial effusion may present clinically as pleuritic chest pain, dyspnea, or
hemodynamic compromise and is a frequent finding in computerized tomographic …