2022
The role of cardiac magnetic resonance-based feature-tracking strain analysis in the differential diagnosis and prognostic assessment of patients with left ventricular hypertrophy
Dohy Z, Szabo L, Pozsonyi Z, Csecs I, Toth A, Suhai F, Czimbalmos C, Szucs A, Kiss A, Becker D, Merkely B, Vago H. The role of cardiac magnetic resonance-based feature-tracking strain analysis in the differential diagnosis and prognostic assessment of patients with left ventricular hypertrophy. European Heart Journal 2022, 43: ehac544.272. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFeature-tracking strain analysisCardiac magnetic resonanceLeft ventricular hypertrophyLV hypertrophyMyocardial diseaseHypertrophic cardiomyopathyEndomyocardial fibrosisBasal LSCardiac amyloidosisCA patientsVentricular hypertrophyGlobal dyssynchronyDifferential diagnosisLeft ventricular (LV) hypertrophyPatient populationCardiac magnetic resonance examinationLV stroke volume indexFabry diseasePrognostic assessment of patientsSignificant independent predictors of mortalityIndependent predictor of mortalityEndomyocardial fibrosis patientsLV strain parametersLV) hypertrophyLV strain analysis
2020
Differentiation between physiological sport adaptation and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in highly trained athletes using cardiac magnetic resonance
Czimbalmos C, Nardocci C, Deetjen E, Szabo L, Dohy Z, Toth A, Suhai F, Csecs I, Horvath V, Kiss O, Sydo N, Merkely B, Vago H. Differentiation between physiological sport adaptation and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in highly trained athletes using cardiac magnetic resonance. European Heart Journal 2020, 41: ehaa946.3119. DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.3119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCardiac magnetic resonance parametersCardiac magnetic resonanceLate gadolinium enhancementDiagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathyHypertrophic cardiomyopathyCut-off valueHCM patientsHealthy athletesPresence of late gadolinium enhancementOptimal cut-off valueCardiac magnetic resonance characteristicsConventional CMR parametersReceiver operating curve analysisDiagnose HCMEnd-diastolic wall thicknessPathological left ventricular hypertrophyOperating curve analysisGlobal longitudinalGadolinium enhancementLV functionVentricular hypertrophyCMR parametersClinical conundrumHypertrophy patternCurve analysisHow are ECG parameters related to cardiac magnetic resonance images? Electrocardiographic predictors of left ventricular hypertrophy and myocardial fibrosis in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Dohy Z, Vereckei A, Horvath V, Czimbalmos C, Szabo L, Toth A, Suhai F, Csecs I, Becker D, Merkely B, Vago H. How are ECG parameters related to cardiac magnetic resonance images? Electrocardiographic predictors of left ventricular hypertrophy and myocardial fibrosis in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Annals Of Noninvasive Electrocardiology 2020, 25: e12763. PMID: 32329134, PMCID: PMC7507346, DOI: 10.1111/anec.12763.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRomhilt-Estes scoreLeft ventricular hypertrophyCardiac magnetic resonance imagingFragmented QRSSokolow-Lyon indexHypertrophic cardiomyopathyMyocardial fibrosisCornell indexMagnetic resonance imagingVentricular hypertrophyRepolarization abnormalitiesPredictor of myocardial fibrosisElectrocardiographic parametersPresence of fragmented QRSLeft ventricular ejection fractionDetectable left ventricular hypertrophyElectrocardiographic voltage criteriaResonance imagingVentricular ejection fractionHypertrophic cardiomyopathy patientsStructural myocardial changesDegree of myocardial fibrosisPathologic Q wavesAmount of fibrosisEjection fraction
2019
The demanding grey zone: Sport indices by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging differentiate hypertrophic cardiomyopathy from athlete’s heart
Czimbalmos C, Csecs I, Toth A, Kiss O, Suhai F, Sydo N, Dohy Z, Apor A, Merkely B, Vago H. The demanding grey zone: Sport indices by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging differentiate hypertrophic cardiomyopathy from athlete’s heart. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0211624. PMID: 30763323, PMCID: PMC6375568, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac magnetic resonancePathological left ventricular hypertrophyHypertrophic cardiomyopathyVentricular hypertrophySport indexCardiac magnetic resonance imagingEnd-diastolic volume ratioHypertrophic cardiomyopathy patientsLeft ventricular massEnd-diastolic wall thicknessCut-off valueGray zoneMagnetic resonance imagingHCM patientsCardiomyopathy patientsTrained athletesVentricular massPhysiological hypertrophyDiagnostic accuracyAthlete's heartCardiomyopathyHypertrophyMale subgroupResonance imagingEDWT