Cardiac MRI after first episode of acute pericarditis: A pilot study for better identification of high risk patients.

Background: Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) was proposed as an accurate non-invasive tool to evaluate pericardial inflammation. Aim of the present study was to evaluate the role of CMR early in the course of the first episode of acute pericarditis.

Material And Methods: A clinical registry of consecutive patients who underwent clinical indicated CMR due to pericardial disease from January 2014 to January 2020 was screened.

Role of impaired iron transport on exercise performance in heart failure patients.

Aims: Impaired iron transport (IIT) occurs frequently in heart failure (HF) patients, even in the absence of anaemia and it is associated with a poor quality of life and prognosis. The impact of IIT on exercise capacity, as assessed by the cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET), in HF is at present unknown. The aim of this article is to evaluate in HF patients the impact on exercise performance of IIT, defined as transferrin saturation (TSAT) <20%.

Cardiac Care of Non-COVID-19 Patients During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: The Pivotal Role of CCTA.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the potential use of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) as the sole available non-invasive diagnostic technique for suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic causing limited access to the hospital facilities. A consecutive cohort of patients with suspected stable CAD and clinical indication to non-invasive test was enrolled in a hub hospital in Milan, Italy, from March 9 to April 30, 2020. Outcome measures were obtained as follows: cardiac death, ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), and unstable angina.