Aortic valve stenosis (AS) is the most prevalent valvular heart disease in developed
countries and is associated with the development of severe secondary complications such …

In-plane phase-contrast (PC) imaging is now a routine component of MRI of regional blood
flow in the heart and great vessels. In-plane PC MRI provides a volumetric, isotropic, time …

Bicuspid aortic valve is the most common congenital heart disease and exposes patients to
an increased risk of aortic dilation and dissection. Aortic dilation is a slow, silent process …

Preclinical models of aortic stenosis can induce left ventricular pressure overload and
coarsely control the severity of aortic constriction. However, they do not recapitulate the …

The objective of this review is to provide an overview of the role of cardiac magnetic
resonance (CMR) in aortic stenosis (AS). Although CMR is undeniably the gold standard for …

Visualization and quantification of the adverse effects of distorted blood flow are important
emerging fields in cardiology. Abnormal blood flow patterns can be seen in various …

Identification of flow patterns within the heart has long been recognized as a potential
contribution to the understanding of physiological and pathophysiological processes of …

Blood flow in the aorta is often assumed laminar, however aortic valve pathologies may
induce transition to turbulence and our understanding of turbulence effects is incomplete …

Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction is a major cause of heart failure and carries a poor
prognosis. Assessment of left ventricular diastolic function however remains challenging for …

Background Qualitative and quantitative flow hemodynamic indexes have been shown to
reflect right ventricular (RV) afterload and function in pulmonary hypertension (PH). We …