Cardiac Imaging: State of the Art, 2nd Edition

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Dear Colleagues,

The goal of cardiac imaging today is to represent the global vision of utilizing different cardiovascular imaging methods for the study and interpretation of cardiac pathologies. This Topic is therefore aimed at showing the use of different cardiac imaging methods in clinical practice. In recent decades, cardiac MRI and cardiac CT have extensively been applied in clinical and scientific research. Papers that contemplate the combination of multiple different cardiac imaging methods simultaneously, such as echocardiogram, cardio TC, cardiac MRI, and myocardial scintigraphy, will be prioritized. Clinical settings can be different, as the use of various imaging methods in ischemic heart disease, in cardiomyopathies, as well as in congenital heart disease, is now widely integrated

Dr. Camilla Calvieri
Dr. Nicola Galea
Dr. Francesco Secchi
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Journal Name	Impact Factor	CiteScore	Launched Year	First Decision (median)	APC
Clinics and Practice clinpract	2.2	2.8	2011	22.7 Days	CHF 1600	Submit
Journal of Clinical Medicine jcm	2.9	5.2	2012	17.7 Days	CHF 2600	Submit
Medicina medicina	2.4	4.1	1920	17.5 Days	CHF 2200	Submit
Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease jcdd	2.3	3.7	2014	28.8 Days	CHF 2700	Submit

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Cardiac Computed Tomography: Technological Developments and Clinical Applications

by Katsuya Suzuki, Hiroyuki Takaoka, Ryosuke Irie, Moe Matsumoto, Yoshitada Noguchi, Shuhei Aoki, Kazuki Yoshida, Haruto Matsumoto, Satomi Yashima, Makiko Kinoshita, Haruka Sasaki, Noriko Suzuki-Eguchi and Yoshio Kobayashi

J. Cardiovasc. Dev. Dis. 2025, 12(12), 473; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd12120473 - 2 Dec 2025

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Cardiac computed tomography (CT) has long evolved as a highly accurate screening tool for coronary artery disease. New technologies such as multi-detector rows and artifact reduction by a new motion correction algorithm have made it possible to evaluate coronary artery stenosis with higher [...] Read more.

Cardiac computed tomography (CT) has long evolved as a highly accurate screening tool for coronary artery disease. New technologies such as multi-detector rows and artifact reduction by a new motion correction algorithm have made it possible to evaluate coronary artery stenosis with higher diagnostic accuracy and lower radiation exposure. In addition to the anatomical evaluation of coronary arteries, the introduction of fluid dynamic analysis enables the measurement of coronary fractional flow reserve (FFR) for each stenotic lesion, which can only be achieved through invasive catheter evaluation. Myocardial ischemia can now also be detected using myocardial stress perfusion CT imaging. In addition, with the advent of dual-energy imaging or new image reconstruction technology, the addition of late contrast phase imaging enables myocardial late enhancement and left ventricular (LV) extracellular volume (ECV) analysis, which was previously possible only with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). It has also been reported that LV ECV may be useful in predicting prognosis in cases with cardiomyopathies. In addition, retrospective imaging of the entire heart in a single cardiac cycle is now possible with lower radiation exposure, enabling not only morphological evaluation of the heart and valves but also myocardial strain analysis, which has conventionally been evaluated mainly by echocardiography and is expected to be applied in clinical practice in the future. Cardiac CT, which overcomes the weaknesses of other modalities while demonstrating greater usefulness through the latest technological development, is expected to expand its field of application to the entire heart analysis. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the technological development of cardiac CT, which has seen remarkable development in recent years, along with its clinical utility, with the aim of enabling clinicians to fully utilize it in daily practice. Full article

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Increases in Strain, Strain Rate, Displacement and Velocity in the Thoracic Aorta After Bench Pressing

by María Belén Martínez-Lechuga, Javier Hidalgo-Martín and Manuel Ruiz-Bailén

Medicina 2025, 61(11), 1950; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61111950 - 30 Oct 2025

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Background and Objectives: This study aimed to investigate changes in the descending thoracic aorta (DTA) values in athletes while performing a bench press exercise, and to evaluate their relationship with vitamin levels and nutritional values. Materials and Methods: The study used speckle [...] Read more.

Background and Objectives: This study aimed to investigate changes in the descending thoracic aorta (DTA) values in athletes while performing a bench press exercise, and to evaluate their relationship with vitamin levels and nutritional values. Materials and Methods: The study used speckle tracking to assess changes in DTA parameters in athletes before and after bench press exercise, compared to non-athlete controls. Measurements included rotational and radial velocities, circumferential strain and strain rate, and displacement. Results: The study included 60 non-athlete controls and 178 athletes performing bench press exercises. In a 10-year follow-up of 30 weightlifters, aortic speckle tracking values were age-matched with controls. No significant baseline differences were observed between groups. However, following exercise, all measurements demonstrated increases: DTA rotational velocity (55.44 ± 16.15 vs. 88.98 ± 10.31°/s), radial velocity (1.02 ± 0.36 vs. 1.56 ± 0.42 cm/s), circumferential strain (−8.52 ± 0.31 vs. −12.55 ± 1.13), strain rate (−1.55 ± 0.72 vs. −2.28 ± 0.56 s⁻¹), rotational displacement (6.22 ± 0.36 vs. 14.91 ± 0.85°), and radial displacement (0.89 ± 0.31 vs. 1.19 ± 0.65 mm), with all p-values < 0.05. Rotational displacement correlated with maximal repetition (88.56 ± 12.59 Kg) and vitamin levels. Conclusions: This study hypothesizes that bench press exercise is linked to increased DTA velocities, strain, strain rate, and displacement. Full article

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