Left Atrial Functional and Structural Characteristics in Patients After Total and Bicaval Orthotopic Heart Transplantation.

: Currently, the most popular techniques for orthotopic heart transplantation (OHTx) are bicaval and total OHTx. Although bicaval OHTx has shown advantages over the biatrial approach, comparisons between bicaval and total OHTx reain limited. To compare the functional and morphological characteristics of the left atrium (LA) in patients after bicaval and total OHTx.

Myocardial Fibrosis Quantification Methods by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Fabry Disease.

: The presence of late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) on cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in patients with Fabry disease (FD) is a predictor of adverse cardiac events. The aim of this study was to establish the most reliable and reproducible technique for quantifying LGE in patients with FD. : Twenty FD patients with LGE who underwent CMR on the same scanner and LGE sequence were included.