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Open AccessPrognostic value of visual and quantitative CMR regional myocardial function in patients with suspected myocarditis
According to updated Lake-Louise Criteria, impaired regional myocardial function serves as a supportive criterion in diagnosing myocarditis. This study aimed to assess visual regional wall motional abnormaliti...
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Open AccessSociety for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance perspective on the ACC/AHA/ASE/ASNC/ASPC/HFSA/HRS/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR/STS 2023 multi-modality appropriate use criteria for the detection and risk assessment of chronic coronary disease
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Open AccessACC/AHA/ASE/ASNC/ASPC/HFSA/HRS/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR/STS 2023 Multimodality Appropriate Use Criteria for the Detection and Risk Assessment of Chronic Coronary Disease
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) Foundation, along with key specialty and subspecialty societies, conducted an appropriate use review of stress testing and anatomic diagnostic procedures for risk asses...
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Open AccessMitral valve regurgitation assessed by intraventricular CMR 4D-flow: a systematic review on the technological aspects and potential clinical applications
Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) four-dimensional (4D) flow is a novel method for flow quantification potentially helpful in management of mitral valve regurgitation (MVR). In this systematic review, we aimed ...
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Open AccessPredictive value of cardiac magnetic resonance right ventricular longitudinal strain in patients with suspected myocarditis
Recent evidence underlined the importance of right (RV) involvement in suspected myocarditis. We aim to analyze the possible incremental prognostic value from RV global longitudinal strain (GLS) by CMR.
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Open AccessMachine learning evaluation of LV outflow obstruction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy using three-chamber cardiovascular magnetic resonance
Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO) is common in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), but relationships between anatomical metrics and obstruction are poorly understood. We aimed to develop machin...
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Open AccessUtilization and impact of cardiovascular magnetic resonance on patient management in heart failure: insights from the SCMR Registry
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is an important diagnostic test used in the evaluation of patients with heart failure (HF). However, the demographics and clinical characteristics of those undergoing CM...
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Open AccessReproducibility and its confounders of CMR feature tracking myocardial strain analysis in patients with suspected myocarditis
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance feature tracking (CMR-FT) is an emerging technique for assessing myocardial strain with valuable diagnostic and prognostic potential. However, the reproducibility of biventric...
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Open AccessSociety for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) guidelines for reporting cardiovascular magnetic resonance examinations
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Open AccessEvidence-based cardiovascular magnetic resonance cost-effectiveness calculator for the detection of significant coronary artery disease
Although prior reports have evaluated the clinical and cost impacts of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) for low-to-intermediate-risk patients with suspected significant coronary artery disease (CAD), th...
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Open AccessSociety for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance perspective on the 2021 AHA/ACC Chest Pain Guidelines
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Open AccessSociety for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) recommended CMR protocols for scanning patients with active or convalescent phase COVID-19 infection
The aim of this document is to provide specific recommendations on the use of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) protocols in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic. In patients without COVID-19, standard CMR p...
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Incremental value of extracellular volume assessment by cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging in risk stratifying patients with suspected myocarditis
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) has become a key investigative tool in patients with suspected myocarditis. However, the prognostic implications of T1 map**, including extracellular volume (E...
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Open AccessComparison of myocardial fibrosis quantification methods by cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging for risk stratification of patients with suspected myocarditis
Although the presence of late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) using cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) is a significant discriminator of events in patients with suspected myocarditis, no data are ava...
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Open AccessSociety for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) expert consensus for CMR imaging endpoints in clinical research: part I - analytical validation and clinical qualification
Cardiovascular disease remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Changing natural history of the disease due to improved care of acute conditions and ageing population necessitates new strat...
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Correction to: Imaging the myocardial ischemic cascade
In the original publication of the article, the seventh author name “Matthias Gutberlet” has been misspelt
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Imaging the myocardial ischemic cascade
Non-invasive imaging plays a growing role in the diagnosis and management of ischemic heart disease from its earliest manifestations of endothelial dysfunction to myocardial infarction along the myocardial isc...
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CMR in Phenoty** the Arrhythmic Substrate
The purpose of this review is to explore the role of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) in the evaluation of myocardial disorders that can present with significant cardiac arrhythmias. In addition, we ex...
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Open AccessThe global cardiovascular magnetic resonance registry (GCMR) of the society for cardiovascular magnetic resonance (SCMR): its goals, rationale, data infrastructure, and current developments
With multifaceted imaging capabilities, cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is playing a progressively increasing role in the management of various cardiac conditions. A global registry that harmonizes dat...
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Open AccessA case report in cardiovascular magnetic resonance: the contrast agent matters in amyloid
Cardiac amyloidosis is a progressive but underdiagnosed and underappreciated cause of heart failure. In the last few years, cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) has become the gold standard for non invasive...