BACKGROUND Our study compares new single beat 3D echocardiography (sb3DE) to cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) for the measurement of right ventricular (RV) dimension and function immediately after a 30 km run. This is to validate sb3DE against the "gold standard" CMR and to bring new insights into acute changes of RV dimension and function after endurance exercise. METHODS 21 n...

The contribution of temporal fine structure (TFS) information to co-modulation masking release (CMR) was examined by comparing CMR obtained with unprocessed or vocoded stimuli. Tone thresholds were measured in the presence of a sinusoidally amplitude-modulated on-frequency band (OFB) of noise and zero, two, or four flanking bands (FBs) of noise whose envelopes were either co- or anti-modulated ...

BACKGROUND The EuroCMR registry sought to evaluate indications, image quality, safety and impact on patient management of clinical routine CMR in a multi-national European setting. Furthermore, interim analysis of the specific protocols should underscore the prognostic potential of CMR. METHODS Multi-center registry with consecutive enrolment of patients in 57 centers in 15 countries. More th...

BACKGROUND The right ventricle (RV) has been defined as the "forgotten chamber", as its role in cardiac physiopathology has long been underestimated. Nevertheless, the RV is involved in a wide range of pathological conditions and its altered function may significantly affect the patient's clinical status. METHODS A selection of the most common cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) features ...

OBJECTIVES This study was designed to determine the diagnostic value of adenosine cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in troponin-negative patients with chest pain. BACKGROUND We hypothesized that adenosine CMR could determine which troponin-negative patients with chest pain in an emergency department have coronary artery disease (CAD) or future adverse cardiac events. METHODS Adenosine stress...

Background CMR provides a wealth of unique diagnostic and prognostic information in patients with cardiovascular disease. However, little is known about the direct additive effects of information derived from CMR with respect to clinical decision making. Although there is preliminary data suggesting significant impact of CMR on clinical management, this has been derived entirely from European c...

BACKGROUND Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) has excellent capabilities to assess ventricular systolic function. Current clinical scenarios warrant routine evaluation of ventricular diastolic function for complete evaluation, especially in congestive heart failure patients. To our knowledge, no systematic assessment of diastolic function over a range of lusitropy has been performed using ...

Abstract Background Repaired tetralogy of Fallot patients develops postoperative complications that are in need for follow-up and re-intervention some circumstances. CMR myocardial feature tracking is a novel method allows quantification bi-atrial bi-ventricular mechanics deformation. So our aim to assess the added value cardiac magnetic resonance imaging its advanced analysis evaluation repair...

BACKGROUND Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) typically manifests during or after adolescence in sarcomere mutation carriers at risk for developing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Guidelines recommend serial imaging of mutation carriers without LVH (G+/LVH-) to monitor for phenotypic evolution, but the optimal strategy is undefined. Compared with echocardiography (echo), cardiac MRI (CMR) offers i...