Comparing HeartModel and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging for left ventricular volume and function evaluation in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy.

Background: Integration of artificial intelligence enhances precision, yielding dependable evaluations of left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction despite image quality variations. Commercial software like HeartModel provides fully automated 3DE quantification, simplifying the measurement of left chamber volumes and ejection fraction. In this manuscript, we present a cross-sectional study to assess and compare the diagnostic accuracy of automated 3D echocardiography (HeartModel) to the standard Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy.

Papillary Muscle Lipoma in a Teenage Patient With Review of the Literature.

• Cardiac lipoma is exceedingly rare in both adult and pediatric populations. • Only a few cases of papillary muscle lipoma have been reported. • TTE is the first step in detecting a cardiac mass.

Left main coronary artery atresia in a 2-year-old toddler with heart failure: Case report and review of the literature.

Congenital coronary anomalies are among the rare disorders of the otherwise normal heart. A 2-year-old toddler was evaluated for heart failure after a flu-like event 2 months before being suspicious of post-Covid-19 dilated cardiomyopathy. The cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) technique displayed the basal to mid subendocardial to transmural scar, suggestive of an ischemic etiology.

Cardiac magnitude resonance findings of a patient with Kawasaki-giant coronary aneurysm and active myocarditis.

Kawasaki disease is the most common vasculitis in children which can result in myocarditis in the acute phase and coronary artery aneurysms, as a major complication, in the sub-acute to chronic phase. We present a case of Kawasaki disease in the sub-acute phase with its features in cardiac MRI manifesting concomitant active myocarditis and giant coronary artery aneurysms.

Interesting features of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in a Case of Hypereosinophilic Syndrome Secondary to Toxocariasis.

Toxocariasis is a relatively common parasitic disease that can rarely affect the heart. Cardiac toxocariasis may lead to restrictive cardiomyopathy secondary to hypereosinophilia. CMR is a valuable diagnostic method in hypereosinophilic syndrome.

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension secondary to Behçet's disease: an extremely rare pediatric case.

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is an uncommon condition in the children. It almost always accompanies a hypercoagulable state. We described a rare case of Behçet's disease presenting with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension and initially misdiagnosed as coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia.

Incidence and predictors of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension following first episode of acute pulmonary embolism.

Introduction: Late obstructive pulmonary artery remodeling presented as CTEPH portends adverse sequelae and therapeutic challenges. Although progressive dyspnea on exertion beyond three-month period of treatment with anticoagulants is a diagnostic cornerstone, uncertainty still surrounds early identification and risk factors.

Material And Methods: We have conducted a prospective study among survivors of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) who were treated by anticoagulants for at least 3 months.