Advances in Cardiovascular Imaging: An Exciting Future to Revolutionize the Diagnosis and Management of Cardiovascular Disease

A special issue of Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease (ISSN 2308-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Imaging".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 975

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Interests: diagnostic radiology; cardiac CT; 3D printing; virtual reality, augmented reality and extended reality in cardiovascular disease; artificial intelligence in cardiovascular disease
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Dear Colleagues,

Advances in imaging technologies over the last few decades have revolutionized the role of cardiovascular imaging in the diagnosis and management of patients with cardiovascular disease. Traditional reliance on 2D and 3D imaging has been significantly augmented with the development of advanced technologies, including CT-derived fractional flow reserve (FFRCT), photon-counting CT, patient-specific 3D-printed models, virtual reality and mixed reality tools, and computational modelling, as well as the increasing use of artificial intelligence in cardiovascular disease diagnosis and risk stratification. The aim of this Special Issue is to collect submissions focusing on the use of the latest technologies in cardiovascular imaging. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • The use of cardiovascular imaging modalities in the diagnosis of cardiovascular disease;
  • FFRCT in coronary artery disease;
  • 3D printing in cardiovascular disease;
  • Virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality in cardiovascular disease;
  • Computational modelling in cardiovascular disease;
  • Photon-counting CT in cardiovascular disease;
  • The use of AI/ML/DL in cardiovascular disease.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Zhonghua Sun
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • cardiovascular disease
  • cardiovascular imaging
  • diagnosis
  • risk stratification
  • visualisation
  • photon-counting CT
  • artificial intelligence

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Atrial and Ventricular Involvement in Acute Myocarditis Patients with Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Single-Center Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Study
by Riccardo Cau, Francesco Pisu, Giuseppe Muscogiuri, Jasjit S. Suri, Roberta Montisci and Luca Saba
J. Cardiovasc. Dev. Dis. 2024, 11(7), 191; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd11070191 - 25 Jun 2024
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Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is commonly employed to confirm the diagnosis of acute myocarditis (AM). However, the impact of atrial and ventricular function in AM patients with preserved ejection fraction (EF) deserves further investigation. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore [...] Read more.
Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is commonly employed to confirm the diagnosis of acute myocarditis (AM). However, the impact of atrial and ventricular function in AM patients with preserved ejection fraction (EF) deserves further investigation. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the incremental diagnostic value of combining atrial and strain functions using CMR in patients with AM and preserved EF. This retrospective study collected CMR scans of 126 consecutive patients with AM (meeting the Lake Louise criteria) and with preserved EF, as well as 52 age- and sex-matched control subjects. Left atrial (LA) and left ventricular (LV) strain functions were assessed using conventional cine-SSFP sequences. In patients with AM and preserved EF, impaired ventricular and atrial strain functions were observed compared to control subjects. These impairments remained significant even in multivariable analysis. The combined model of atrial and ventricular functions proved to be the most effective in distinguishing AM patients with preserved ejection fraction from control subjects, achieving an area under the curve of 0.77 and showing a significant improvement in the likelihood ratio. These findings suggest that a combined analysis of both atrial and ventricular functions may improve the diagnostic accuracy for patients with AM and preserved EF. Full article
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