Right ventricular Strain on MRI Independently Predicts Death Risk in HFpE, reveals research Dr Riya Dave30 Jun 2025 7:30 AM ISTRight ventricular (RV) strain by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been reported to yield robust prognostic data among patients with heart...
Spherical hearts identified through AI analysis of cardiac MRI may predict AF, cardiomyopathy Medha Baranwal1 April 2023 4:15 AM ISTUSA: A recent study has found that healthy adults with spherical hearts are 24% more likely to develop atrial fibrillation and 31% more likely to...
Cardiac MRI can successfully evaluate treatment response in cardiac amyloidosis: Study Dr. Hiral patel3 Aug 2022 8:15 PM ISTUK: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) plays a unique role in assessing treatment response in cardiac amyloidosis. CMR demonstrates regression of...
New PET imaging agent may predict functional outcomes after a heart attack Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTVancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Poor functional outcomes after a heart attack can be predicted with a new PET imaging agent, 68Ga-FAPI-46....
Regression of myocardial fibrosis improves cardiac function and functional status: finds study Dr Sravan Kumar17 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTStudies showed that myocardial fibrosis is associated with increased hospitalizations for heart failure and mortality in patients with heart failure...
COVID-19 vaccine-associated myocarditis milder, confirms Cardiac MRI based study Medha Baranwal26 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTCanada: Cardiac MRI shows the presence of a similar pattern of myocardial injury in myocarditis associated with the COVID-19 vaccine compared to...
Infarct size of fibrocytes to increase risk of heart attack Dr. Nandita Mohan4 Feb 2022 6:47 PM ISTAccording to a study in American Heart Journal Circulating fibrocytes measured 6 months after STEMI positively correlate with 6-month infarct size...
Patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot may have good long-term outcomes, predict Cardiac MRI markers Medha Baranwal20 Jan 2022 10:30 AM ISTBoston, MA: A recent study has revealed that adults with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (rTOF) and a no more than mild right ventricular (RV)...
Macitentan remarkably improves CMR indices of RV function in pulmonary hypertension, REPAIR study. dr. Abhimanyu Uppal10 Dec 2021 10:08 AM ISTRight ventricular (RV) failure is the primary cause of death in pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH). Despite being the gold standard investigation for...
Novel approach allows performing cardiac MRI in children without sedation: Study Medha Baranwal3 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTUSA: A novel approach of bringing parents into the MRI bore and positioning them head-to-head with their children may be helpful in making fidgety...
Myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination and cardiac MRI findings Medha Baranwal2 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTUSA: A recent study in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) suggests radiologists be aware of the possible occurrence of myocarditis following...
Necrotic Mitral Annular Calcification a potential source of embolism: Case report Dr Sravan Kumar14 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTMitral annular calcification (MAC) characterized by periannular calcium deposits is a degenerative abnormality commonly seen in elderly population....
