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Open AccessContained sinus of Valsalva hematoma: an unusual entity leading to acute heart failure
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Progression of non-obstructive coronary plaque: a practical CCTA-based risk score from the PARADIGM registry
No clear recommendations are endorsed by the different scientific societies on the clinical use of repeat coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) in patients with non-obstructive coronary artery diseas...
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Open AccessAortic Stenosis and Amyloidosis: Role of MRI and CT in the Diagnosis of a Sneaky Association
In this narrative review, we focus on the latest updates on CA–AS diagnosis, the implementation of CMR, and CT in the diagnostic algorithm and their future prospectives.
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The prognostic role of right ventricular dysfunction in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) primarily affects the left ventricle (LV) sparing the right ventricle (RV) in vast majority of cases. However, several studies employing CMR have revealed that myocardial hype...
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Open AccessAdditional value of cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking parameters for the evaluation of the arrhythmic risk in patients with mitral valve prolapse
The identification of patients with mitral valve prolapse (MVP) presenting high arrhythmic risk remains challenging. Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) feature tracking (FT) may improve risk stratificatio...
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Open AccessCardiovascular magnetic resonance images with susceptibility artifacts: artificial intelligence with spatial-attention for ventricular volumes and mass assessment
Segmentation of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) images is an essential step for evaluating dimensional and functional ventricular parameters as ejection fraction (EF) but may be limited by artifacts, w...
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Computed tomography predictors of structural valve degeneration in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation with balloon-expandable prostheses
Computed tomography (CT) provides excellent anatomy assessment of the aortic annulus (AoA) and is utilized for pre-procedural planning of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). We sought to investigat...
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Diagnostic performance of deep learning algorithm for analysis of computed tomography myocardial perfusion
To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of a deep learning (DL) algorithm predicting hemodynamically significant coronary artery disease (CAD) by using a rest dataset of myocardial computed tomography perfusion (C...
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Prediction of myocardial blood flow under stress conditions by means of a computational model
Quantification of myocardial blood flow (MBF) and functional assessment of coronary artery disease (CAD) can be achieved through stress myocardial computed tomography perfusion (stress-CTP). This requires an a...
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Recommendations in pre-procedural imaging assessment for TAVI intervention: SIC-SIRM position paper part 2 (CT and MR angiography, standard medical reporting, future perspectives)
Non-invasive cardiovascular imaging owns a pivotal role in the preoperative assessment of patient candidates for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), providing a wide range of crucial information to...
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Artificial Intelligence Integration into the Magnetic Resonance System
The application of artificial intelligence (AI) in cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is rapidly growing. The role of AI in CMR, similar to what happened in cardiovascular computed tomography angiography, is aim...
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Artificial Intelligence-Based Coronary Artery Disease Reporting and Data System (CAD-RADS)
Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is rapidly increasing its role in ruling out coronary artery disease (CAD). In the past years, the reporting of CCTA has not been uniformly structured. However, ...
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Open AccessSIRM–SIC appropriateness criteria for the use of Cardiac Computed Tomography. Part 1: Congenital heart diseases, primary prevention, risk assessment before surgery, suspected CAD in symptomatic patients, plaque and epicardial adipose tissue characterization, and functional assessment of stenosis
In the past 20 years, Cardiac Computed Tomography (CCT) has become a pivotal technique for the noninvasive diagnostic work-up of coronary and cardiac diseases. Continuous technical and methodological improveme...
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T1 map** and cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking in mitral valve prolapse
T1 map** (T1-map) and cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking (CMR-FT) techniques have been introduced for the early detection of interstitial myocardial fibrosis and deformation abnormalities. We sought...
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Anti-party Digital Parties Between Direct and Reactive Democracy. The Case of La France Insoumise
This chapter analyses the use of digital platforms and its intra-party consequences by the radical left party La France Insoumise (Unbowed France—LFI), founded in 2016 by the Presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mé...
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Image quality and radiation dose of coronary CT angiography performed with whole-heart coverage CT scanner with intra-cycle motion correction algorithm in patients with atrial fibrillation
To evaluate image quality, coronary evaluability and radiation exposure of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) performed with whole-heart coverage cardiac-CT in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).
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Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Myocardial Infarction
The purpose of the present paper is to analytically review the diagnostic and prognostic role of CMR in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) survivors. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is...
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Prognostic value of dipyridamole stress cardiac magnetic resonance in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease: a mid-term follow-up study
Dipyridamole stress cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) evaluates the key phases (perfusion and wall motion) of the ischemic cascade. We sought to determine the prognostic value of dipyridamole stress-CMR in cons...
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Open AccessJAK2 V617F mutation negative erythrocytosis (or how to more simply perform diagnosis and treat a patient with increased hematocrit)
This case report focuses on a 71-year old patient affected by unknown dyspnea and erythrocytosis referred by his general practitioner to our center for specialist advice after a hematological examination had e...
