Advances in Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 2nd Edition

A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Imaging and Theranostics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 840

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Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
Interests: cardiovascular imaging diagnosis; MRI diagnosis; coronary heart disease; cardiomyopathy; valvular disease; congenital heart disease; heart tumor; great vascular disease
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

After the success of the first edition of the Special Issue “Advances in Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/diagnostics/special_issues/Cardiac_MRI), which presented a total of 14 papers—including 11 original research papers and 2 comprehensive reviews, we are pleased to announce this second edition.

Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is a versatile and non-invasive imaging modality that accurately diagnoses and characterizes cardiovascular disease. CMR is widely accepted as the gold standard for the evaluation of cardiac function. CMR can also characterize various conditions affecting myocardial tissue, such as inflammation, edema, necrosis, and fibrosis. New techniques, including T1 mapping, extracellular volume fraction, myocardial strain, 4D flow, DWI/DTI, chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST), artificial intelligence, and machine learning, continue to expand the role of CMR in the diagnosis, risk stratification, and management of cardiovascular diseases.

This Special Issue aims to provide an update on the latest advances in basic, translational, and clinical CMR research. We seek original research articles as well as reviews discussing recent advances in CMR, new CMR techniques, and/or future directions of CMR.

Prof. Dr. Minjie Lu
Dr. Arlene Sirajuddin
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Keywords

  • cardiovascular magnetic resonance
  • T1 mapping
  • DWI/DTI
  • artificial intelligence
  • machine learning

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Impact of Epicardial Adipose Tissue on Infarct Size and Left Ventricular Systolic Function in Patients with Anterior ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
by Jose Gavara, Hector Merenciano-Gonzalez, Jordi Llopis-Lorente, Tamara Molina-Garcia, Nerea Perez-Solé, Elena de Dios, Víctor Marcos-Garces, Jose V. Monmeneu, Maria P. Lopez-Lereu, Joaquim Canoves, Clara Bonanad, David Moratal, Julio Núñez, Antoni Bayés-Genis, Juan Sanchis, Francisco J. Chorro, Cesar Rios-Navarro and Vicente Bodí
Diagnostics 2024, 14(4), 368; https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14040368 - 07 Feb 2024
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We aimed to assess the correlation of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR)-derived epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) with infarct size (IS) and residual systolic function in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). We enrolled patients discharged for a first anterior reperfused STEMI submitted to undergo CMR. [...] Read more.
We aimed to assess the correlation of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR)-derived epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) with infarct size (IS) and residual systolic function in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). We enrolled patients discharged for a first anterior reperfused STEMI submitted to undergo CMR. EAT, left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (LVEF), and IS were quantified at the 1-week (n = 221) and at 6-month CMR (n = 167). At 1-week CMR, mean EAT was 31 ± 13 mL/m2. Patients with high EAT volume (n = 72) showed larger 1-week IS. After adjustment, EAT extent was independently related to 1-week IS. In patients with large IS at 1 week (>30% of LV mass, n = 88), those with high EAT showed more preserved 6-month LVEF. This association persisted after adjustment and in a 1:1 propensity score-matched patient subset. Overall, EAT decreased at 6 months. In patients with large IS, a greater reduction of EAT was associated with more preserved 6-month LVEF. In STEMI, a higher presence of EAT was associated with a larger IS. Nevertheless, in patients with large infarctions, high EAT and greater subsequent EAT reduction were linked to more preserved LVEF in the chronic phase. This dual and paradoxical effect of EAT fuels the need for further research in this field. Full article
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