Myocardial deformation imaging is a very attractive clinical tool for the assessment of right
ventricular (RV) systolic performance, providing incremental diagnostic and prognostic …

Ventricular failure manifests in many forms, its underlying physiology ranging from overt left
ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction to isolated right ventricular (RV) diastolic dysfunction …

Background—Sudden cardiac death and life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia remain a
concern in adult patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot. Longitudinal left ventricular (LV) …

Aims The aim of the present multicentre study was to analyse a large cohort of healthy
subjects and patients with a common condition such as heart failure (HF) with the purpose of …

Background Cardiovascular magnetic resonance myocardial feature tracking (CMR-FT) is a
recently described method of post processing routine cine acquisitions which aims to …

During recent years, right ventricular (RV) structure and function have been found to be an
important determinant of outcome in different cardiovascular and also pulmonary diseases …

Background Parameters of myocardial deformation have been suggested to be superior to
conventional measures of ventricular function and to predict outcome in repaired tetralogy of …

Background Parameters of myocardial deformation have been suggested to be superior to
conventional measures of ventricular function in patients with tetralogy of Fallot (ToF), but …

Background Prognosis in pulmonary hypertension (PH) is related to right ventricular (RV)
function. Quantification of RV mechanics may offer additive value. The objective of our study …

Background: Few prospective data are available regarding long-term outcomes after
surgical closure of a ventricular septal defect (VSD). Objectives: The objective of this study …