Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques provide non-invasive and non-ionising
methods for the highly accurate anatomical depiction of the heart and vessels throughout the …

Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography allow the characterization of
arterial state and function with high confidence and thus play a key role in the understanding …

Objectives This study sought to ascertain whether patients with a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV)
have an intrinsic alteration in regional aortic stiffness compared with patients with tricuspid …

Background Diseases of the descending aorta have emerged as a clinical issue in Marfan
syndrome following improvements in proximal aorta surgical treatment and the consequent …

Background Arterial pulse wave velocity (PWV) is associated with increased mortality in
aging and disease. Several studies have shown the accuracy of applanation tonometry …

The past decade has witnessed the rapid development of new MRI technology for vessel
wall imaging. Today, with advances in MRI hardware and pulse sequences, quantitative MRI …

Microgravity has deleterious effects on the cardiovascular system. We evaluated some
parameters of blood flow and vascular stiffness during 60 days of simulated microgravity in …

Objective Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) is widely used for the treatment of
patients with blunt traumatic thoracic aortic injury (BTAI). However, aortic haemodynamic …

Aims To assess aortic flow and stiffness in patients with Loeys–Dietz syndrome (LDS) by 4D
flow and cine cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) and compare the results with those …

Background To study segmental structural and functional aortic properties in Turner
syndrome (TS) patients. Aortic abnormalities contribute to increased morbidity and mortality …