Pathological complete response to radical surgery after receiving durvalumab plus neoadjuvant chemotherapy for 1 limited-stage small cell lung cancer patient: a case report.

Background: Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is clinically the most aggressive subtype of lung cancer, and accounts for about 15% of all newly diagnosed lung cancer cases. Approximately 1/3 of SCLC patients are diagnosed with limited-stage SCLC (LS-SCLC). The standard of treatment for most patients with LS-SCLC is concurrent chemoradiotherapy.

Left Atrial Function Predicts Outcome in Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Fast Long-Axis Strain Analysis Derived from MRI.

Background There is increasing recognition that left atrial (LA) function is prognostically important in cardiovascular disease. LA strain is a sensitive parameter to describe complex LA phasic function. However, the prognostic value of LA strain in participants with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) remains unclear.

The Value of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Identification of Rare Diseases Mimicking Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.

Background: The cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) characteristics of rare diseases with the hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) phenotype are not well defined.

Methods: Seventy-three sequential patients and 34 of their relatives, who have the HCM phenotype, were included. All subjects underwent cardiac MRI and genetic testing.

Prognostic value of fast semi-automated left atrial long-axis strain analysis in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Background: The prognostic value of left atrial (LA) size and function in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is well recognized, but LA function is difficult to routinely analyze. Fast LA long-axis strain (LA-LAS) analysis is a novel technique to assess LA function on cine cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR). We aimed to assess the association between fast LA-LAS and adverse clinical outcomes in patients with HCM.

Prognostic value of myocardial extracellular volume fraction evaluation based on cardiac magnetic resonance T1 mapping with T1 long and short in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Objective: To investigate the prognostic significance of T1 mapping using T1 long and short in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) patients.

Methods: A total of 263 consecutive patients with HCM referred for cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging were enrolled in this study. The imaging protocol consisted of cine, late gadolinium enhancement (LGE), and T1 mapping with T1 long and short.

Fractal Analysis: Prognostic Value of Left Ventricular Trabecular Complexity Cardiovascular MRI in Participants with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.

Background The prognostic value of myocardial trabecular complexity in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is unknown. Purpose To explore the prognostic value of myocardial trabecular complexity using fractal analysis in participants with HCM. Materials and Methods The authors prospectively enrolled participants with HCM who underwent 3.

Left ventricular midwall fibrosis as a predictor of sudden cardiac death in non-ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy: a meta-analysis.

Identification of patients with non-ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NICM) who are at risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) and could benefit from an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is challenging. The study aims to systematically assess the prognostic value of left ventricular (LV) midwall late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) pattern in patients with NICM and further explore its value on predicting SCD events. The study was prospectively registered in PROPSERO (CRD42019138468).

Radiomic Analysis of Native T Mapping Images Discriminates Between MYH7 and MYBPC3-Related Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.

Background: The phenotype via conventional cardiac MRI analysis of MYH7 (β-myosin heavy chain)- and MYBPC3 (β-myosin-binding protein C)-associated hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) groups is similar. Few studies exist on the genotypic-phenotypic association as assessed by machine learning in HCM patients.

Purpose: To explore the phenotypic differences based on radiomics analysis of T mapping images between MYH7 and MYBPC3-associated HCM subgroups.

The prognostic value of late gadolinium enhancement in myocarditis and clinically suspected myocarditis: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: To evaluate the prognostic value of late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) in myocarditis and clinically suspected myocarditis.

Methods: The study was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42019144976). A systematic search of PubMed, Ovid Medline, Embase, Web of Science and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials was completed.

Quantitative mechanical dyssynchrony in dilated cardiomyopathy measured by deformable registration algorithm.

Objectives: To investigate the diagnostic value and reproducibility of deformable registration algorithm (DRA)-derived mechanical dyssynchrony parameters in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) patients.

Methods: The present study included 80 DCM patients (40 with normal QRS duration (NQRS-DCM); 40 with left bundle branch block (LBBB-DCM)) and 20 healthy volunteers. The balanced steady-state free-precession (bSSFP) cine images were acquired using a 3.

The prognostic value of biventricular long axis strain using standard cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Background: Long axis strain (LAS) is a parameter derived from standard cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging. However, the prognostic value of biventricular LAS in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is unknown.

Methods: Patients with HCM (n = 384) and healthy volunteers (n = 150) were included in the study.

Single versus Dual Antiplatelet Therapy after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Objectives: Although dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) with aspirin and clopidogrel is currently recommended in patients after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), this practice is not supported by sufficient evidence. This study was performed to compare DAPT to single antiplatelet therapy (SAPT).

Methods: An electronic search was completed of PubMed, Embase, Ovid Medline, Web of Science, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials.

Myoepithelial carcinoma of the nasopharynx: Rare case report with clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical features review of literature.

Background: Myoepithelial carcinoma is a rare salivary carcinoma, which most often arises from the major salivary glands. Only a few cases of myoepithelial carcinoma of the nasopharynx have been reported, thus, the treatment guideline and prognosis remain undefined.

Methods: We reported a case of nasopharyngeal myoepithelial carcinoma in a 31-year-old man.

Prognostic value of maximum standard uptake value, metabolic tumor volume, and total lesion glycolysis of positron emission tomography/computed tomography in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The maximal standard uptake value (SUVmax), metabolic tumor volume (MTV), and total lesion glycolysis (TLG) of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) perform as new prognostic factors, but the outcomes of the published articles were inconclusive. In this meta-analysis, we evaluated the prognostic value of SUVmax, MTV, and TLG of PET/CT in patients with NPC.

Methods: Relevant English articles were searched in PubMed and EMBASE.