Heart Development Defects: Focus on the Myoarchitecture of the Heart
A special issue of Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease (ISSN 2308-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2027 | Viewed by 56
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With recent advances in cardiac imaging, it is necessary to update our understanding of the anatomy of the normal heart and those with developmental anomalies. These methodologies provide insights into quantitative 3D myoarchitecture at various spatial resolutions, ranging from the micrometer level, utilizing synchrotron imaging and multiphotonic microscopy, to the submillimeter level, employing speckle echocardiographic, CT and MRI techniques. Nevertheless, the process of 3D imaging encompasses more than merely the analysis of stacked slices of the heart. In order to comprehend the full scope of the information provided by these novel tools, it is essential to grasp the fundamental concepts of discrete differential geometry and continuum mechanics. Once this has been accomplished in a comprehensible manner by the cardiac scientist and practitioner, the novel cardiac anatomy that is unveiled will be astounding.
This Special Issue will provide a comprehensive overview of the relationships between the trabecular and the compact ventricular wall, accompanied by a thorough exploration of several developmental anomalies. This is a foundational piece of work, and it is the right time to engage with it. The acquisition of in vivo data is imminent, and it is imperative that the mechanical and rhythmic consequences of these are given due consideration in clinical research.
Prof. Dr. Pierre Jouk
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- heart myoarchitecture
- computational anatomy
- cardiac imaging
- heart development defects
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