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Current Practice in Cardiac Imaging

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 6722

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Eun-Ju Kang

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Department of Radiology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Dong-A University Hospital, 1,3-ga Dongdaesindong, Seo-gu, Busan 602-715, Republic of Korea
Interests: CT technology; cardiovascular CT; cardiovascular MRI; coronary artery disease; aorta; lung
Prof. Dr. Yeon Hyeon Choe

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Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Ilwon-Ro, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul 135-710, Republic of Korea
Interests: cardiovascular CT; cardiovascular MRI; ischemic heart disease; congenital heart disease; cardiomyopathy

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease is launching a Special Issue to focuses on current cardiac imaging practice. In this Special Issue, we will highlight some of the recent developments in cardiac imaging, placing a particular focus on cardiac CT and MRI and their applications in daily practice. Cardiac imaging, in evolving quickly and continuously in a way that generates new technologies, benefit patients by providing images of higher resolution with shorter scan time and reduced radiation doses. New cardiac MR techniques may provide new insights into current imaging diagnosis techniques for use in assessments of cardiac diseases. It is always challenging to become familiar with current imaging technologies. In this Special Issue, entitled “Current Practice in Cardiac Imaging”, we welcome you to contribute a research paper or review article on any aspect of this topic, whether discussing novel imaging techniques or novel clinical applications of old techniques. This is an excellent opportunity for groups to contribute to the field of cardiac imaging.

Dr. Eun-Ju Kang
Prof. Dr. Yeon Hyeon Choe
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • heart
  • cardiac
  • computed tomography
  • magnetic resonance
  • technology
  • practical

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Aortic Valve Dysfunction and Aortopathy Based on the Presence of Raphe in Patients with Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease
by Yu Zhang, Bo Hwa Choi, Hyun Keun Chee, Jun Seok Kim and Sung Min Ko
J. Cardiovasc. Dev. Dis. 2023, 10(9), 372; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd10090372 - 31 Aug 2023
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(1) Background: To identify the association between the presence or absence of a raphe and aortic valve dysfunction, as well as the presence of aortopathy in patients with a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV); (2) Methods: This retrospective study enrolled 312 participants (mean (SD) [...] Read more.
(1) Background: To identify the association between the presence or absence of a raphe and aortic valve dysfunction, as well as the presence of aortopathy in patients with a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV); (2) Methods: This retrospective study enrolled 312 participants (mean (SD) age, 52.7 (14.3) years; 227 men (72.8%)) with BAV. The BAVs were divided into those with the presence (raphe+) or absence (raphe−) of a raphe. Valvular function was classified as normal, aortic regurgitation (AR), or aortic stenosis (AS) using TTE. The pattern of BAV aortopathy was determined by the presence of dilatation at the sinus of Valsalva and the middle ascending aorta using CCT; (3) Results: BAVs with raphe+ had a higher prevalence of AR (148 (79.5%) vs. 48 (37.8%), p < 0.001), but a lower prevalence of AS (90 (48.6%) vs. 99 (78.0%), p < 0.001) compared with those with raphe−. The types of BAV aortopathy were significantly different (p = 0.021) according to those with BAV–raphe+ and BAV–raphe−; (4) Conclusions: The presence of a raphe was significantly associated with a higher prevalence of AR, but a lower prevalence of AS and combined dilatation of the aortic root and middle ascending aorta. The presence of a raphe was an independent determinant of AR. Full article
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Longitudinal Changes in the Myocardial T1 Relaxation Time, Extracellular Volume Fraction, and Left Ventricular Function in Asymptomatic Men
by Sang Hwa Shin, Sung Mok Kim, Soo-Jin Cho and Yeon Hyeon Choe
J. Cardiovasc. Dev. Dis. 2023, 10(6), 252; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd10060252 - 9 Jun 2023
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(1) Background: Longitudinal changes in myocardial T1 relaxation time are unknown. We aimed to assess the longitudinal changes in the left ventricular (LV) myocardial T1 relaxation time and LV function. (2) Methods: Fifty asymptomatic men (mean age, 52.0 years) who underwent 1.5 T [...] Read more.
(1) Background: Longitudinal changes in myocardial T1 relaxation time are unknown. We aimed to assess the longitudinal changes in the left ventricular (LV) myocardial T1 relaxation time and LV function. (2) Methods: Fifty asymptomatic men (mean age, 52.0 years) who underwent 1.5 T cardiac magnetic resonance imaging twice at an interval of 54 ± 21 months were included in this study. The LV myocardial T1 times and extracellular volume fractions (ECVFs) were calculated using the MOLLI technique (before and 15 min after gadolinium contrast injection). The 10-year Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) risk score was calculated. (3) Results: No significant differences in the following parameters were noted between the initial and follow-up assessments: LV ejection fraction (65.0 ± 6.7% vs. 63.6 ± 6.3%, p = 0.12), LV mass/end-diastolic volume ratio (0.82 ± 0.12 vs. 0.80 ± 0.14, p = 0.16), native T1 relaxation time (982 ± 36 vs. 977 ± 37 ms, p = 0.46), and ECVF (24.97 ± 2.38% vs. 25.02 ± 2.41%, p = 0.89). The following parameters decreased significantly from the initial assessment to follow-up: stroke volume (87.2 ± 13.7 mL vs. 82.6 ± 15.3 mL, p = 0.01), cardiac output (5.79 ± 1.17 vs. 5.50 ± 1.04 L/min, p = 0.01), and LV mass index (110.16 ± 22.38 vs. 104.32 ± 18.26 g/m2, p = 0.01). The 10-year ASCVD risk score also remained unchanged between the two timepoints (4.71 ± 0.19% vs. 5.16 ± 0.24%, p = 0.14). (4) Conclusion: Myocardial T1 values and ECVFs were stable over time in the same middle-aged men. Full article
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Deep Learning-Based Automated Quantification of Coronary Artery Calcification for Contrast-Enhanced Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography
by Jung Oh Lee, Eun-Ah Park, Daebeom Park and Whal Lee
J. Cardiovasc. Dev. Dis. 2023, 10(4), 143; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd10040143 - 28 Mar 2023
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Background: We evaluated the accuracy of a deep learning-based automated quantification algorithm for coronary artery calcium (CAC) based on enhanced ECG-gated coronary CT angiography (CCTA) with dedicated coronary calcium scoring CT (CSCT) as the reference. Methods: This retrospective study included 315 patients who [...] Read more.
Background: We evaluated the accuracy of a deep learning-based automated quantification algorithm for coronary artery calcium (CAC) based on enhanced ECG-gated coronary CT angiography (CCTA) with dedicated coronary calcium scoring CT (CSCT) as the reference. Methods: This retrospective study included 315 patients who underwent CSCT and CCTA on the same day, with 200 in the internal and 115 in the external validation sets. The calcium volume and Agatston scores were calculated using both the automated algorithm in CCTA and the conventional method in CSCT. The time required for computing calcium scores using the automated algorithm was also evaluated. Results: Our automated algorithm extracted CACs in less than five minutes on average with a failure rate of 1.3%. The volume and Agatston scores by the model showed high agreement with those from CSCT with concordance correlation coefficients of 0.90–0.97 for the internal and 0.76–0.94 for the external. The accuracy for classification was 92% with a 0.94 weighted kappa for the internal and 86% with a 0.91 weighted kappa for the external set. Conclusions: The deep learning-based and fully automated algorithm efficiently extracted CACs from CCTA and reliably assigned categorical classification for Agatston scores without additional radiation exposure. Full article
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The Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine-Related Myopericarditis: An Evolutive Case Series
by Gisela Feltes, Violeta Sánchez Sánchez, Esther Pérez-David, José Luis Moreno-Hurtrez, Juan Delgado Jiménez and Iván J. Núñez-Gil
J. Cardiovasc. Dev. Dis. 2024, 11(9), 259; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd11090259 - 25 Aug 2024
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Numerous cases of myocarditis related to mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 have recently been described, usually in young men. Long-term evolutive cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) data are lacking. We describe four consecutive cases of COVID-19 vaccine-induced myocarditis. The pathological findings of cardiac magnetic [...] Read more.
Numerous cases of myocarditis related to mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 have recently been described, usually in young men. Long-term evolutive cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) data are lacking. We describe four consecutive cases of COVID-19 vaccine-induced myocarditis. The pathological findings of cardiac magnetic resonance confirmed the diagnosis in the acute phase, showing edema, as well as pericardial enhancement, with light pericardial effusion and late gadolinium enhancement (LGE), predominantly in the inferolateral wall. These cases highlight the unique value of cardiac magnetic resonance in patients with suspected myocarditis induced by COVID-19 RNAm vaccines as a tool to confirm the diagnosis, avoiding other invasive techniques, as well as for the long-term follow-up of patients. Our iterative CMR imaging demonstrated frequent long-term LGE persistence. Full article
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