Left ventricular (LV) diastolic function has been recognized as an important factor in the pathophysiology of many common cardiovascular diseases. Dilated and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), coronary artery disease (CAD), and…
Despite significant efforts in prevention and treatment, coronary artery disease (CAD) remains the leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for one in every seven deaths. Each year…
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) can characterize acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in unique ways and with high quality. Cine CMR can assess left ventricular (LV) volumes, ejection fraction (LVEF), and regional…
Master and Oppenheimer described the first stress test in 1929. Several methods of assessing myocardial ischemia have subsequently been developed, including those that incorporate electrocardiograms (ECGs), echocardiography, myocardial scintigraphy, and,…
The first dedicated cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) clinical services opened in the United States in mid-1990s. Since that time, CMR imaging has become routine at most academic medical centers, with…
Approximately 550,000 Americans will suffer an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) each year. Despite major advances in AMI therapies, mortality and incident heart failure (HF) remain significant problems. Five-year mortality is…
Considerable progress in myocardial perfusion cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) has been achieved recently and its diagnostic performance has been documented in single-center and multicenter trials. From single-center trials, and particularly…
The development of ultrahigh field magnetic resonance (UHF-MR, B 0 ≥ 7 T, f ≥ 298 MHz) is moving forward at an amazing speed that is breaking through technical barriers almost as…
The accurate and reproducible assessment of cardiac function is a fundamental aim of noninvasive cardiac imaging. It forms the foundation upon which much of the assessment and management of myocardial…
Clinical cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) had been in use for nearly 35 years and has become firmly established in the evaluation of congenital heart disease (CHD) in many ways, including…
