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Background: Photon-counting computed tomography (PCCT) combines high spatial resolution with spectral imaging, and can thus provide a morphologic, functional and tissue assessment of hypertrophic hearts. We investigated whether PCCT can characterize left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) as accurately as cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in the whole cohort and across hypertrophic…

Background. Pulmonary hypertension (PH) has a complex diagnostic pathway. Differential diagnosis between left heart disease (LHD) (group 2) and lung diseases (group 3) PH is also challenging. A comprehensive echocardiographic evaluation for suspected PH is recommended to assess cardiac etiology. The aim of this study was to assess the…

Aims : In asymptomatic patients with severe primary mitral regurgitation (MR), surgical referral is based on two-dimensional echocardiographic indices that often identify advanced myocardial injury. Speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) may detect earlier, reversible dysfunction. This study evaluated whether a novel multi-chamber STE-based staging system of extra-valvular cardiac damage improves risk…

Background : Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a complex condition associated with high morbidity and mortality. Key pathophysiological contributors include exercise intolerance, left atrial stiffness (LAS) reflecting atrial remodeling and diastolic dysfunction, and natriuretic peptides, established markers of cardiac stress. Exercise intolerance is a hallmark of…

Aim of the study : To evaluate arrhythmic risk in a group of young athletes with Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP) by analyzing the correlation between arrhythmic events and specific echocardiographic markers, particularly Mitral Annular Disjunction (MAD), pseudo Mitral Annular Disjunction (PMAD), and the Pickelhaube sign (PS). Methods : Eleven…

Background: Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR) is the gold standard for the diagnosis of acute myocarditis. However, its limited availability, particularly in smaller centers, restricts its clinical use. The role of cardiac Computed Tomography (CT) in myocardial tissue characterization has been poorly investigated. Purpose: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of…