Myocardial work is an emerging tool in echocardiography that incorporates left ventricular
afterload into global longitudinal strain analysis. Myocardial work correlates with myocardial …

Since the publication of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) procedural
guidelines for radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in 2005, many small and …

Patients with heart failure and decreased function frequently develop discoordinate
contraction because of electric activation delay. Often termed dyssynchrony, this further …

Objectives”, explains how to select and use various test methods for evaluating disease
states, the prognosis, and the effects of treatment. References to the literature published …

Phase analysis of gated single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) myocardial
perfusion imaging (MPI) is an evolving technique for measuring LV mechanical …

Left bundle branch block (LBBB) results in an altered pattern of left ventricular (LV) activation
and subsequent contraction, causing remarkable changes in LV mechanics, perfusion and …

Despite the central role of echocardiography in its primary assessment, heart failure is a
condition in which access to multiple cardiovascular imaging modalities is important. A …

Chronic heart failure is a major public-health problem with a high prevalence, complex
treatment, and high mortality. A careful and comprehensive analysis is needed to provide …

2013 ACCF/ACR/ASE/ASNC/SCCT/SCMR Appropriate Utilization of Cardiovascular
Imaging in Heart Failure: A Joint Report of the American College of Radiology …

Left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony (LVMD) is defined by a difference in the timing of
mechanical contraction or relaxation between different segments of the left ventricle (LV) …