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
2021
The role of feature-tracking strain analysis in the differentiation of cardiac amyloidosis from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
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 feature-tracking strain analysis in the differentiation of cardiac amyloidosis from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. European Heart Journal 2021, 42: ehab724.0240. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.0240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCardiac involvement of amyloidosisLeft ventricular ejection fractionLate gadolinium enhancementCardiac magnetic resonanceAmount of late gadolinium enhancementHypertrophic cardiomyopathy patientsFeature-tracking strain analysisCA patientsHypertrophic cardiomyopathyBasal LSDiagnostic accuracyPattern of late gadolinium enhancementCardiac magnetic resonance diagnosisCardiac magnetic resonance examinationSignificant independent predictors of mortalityCox proportional hazards regression analysisIndependent predictor of mortalityLV strain parametersRegional strain valuesYears of follow-upProportional hazards regression analysisVentricular ejection fractionOptimal cutoff valueLog-rank testDiagnosis of CA