2022
Potential clinical relevance of cardiac magnetic resonance to diagnose cardiac light chain amyloidosis
Dohy Z, Szabo L, Pozsonyi Z, Csecs I, Toth A, Suhai F, Czimbalmos C, Szucs A, Kiss A, Becker D, Merkely B, Vago H. Potential clinical relevance of cardiac magnetic resonance to diagnose cardiac light chain amyloidosis. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0269807. PMID: 35696411, PMCID: PMC9191721, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269807.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac AL amyloidosisCardiac magnetic resonanceLate gadolinium enhancementAL amyloidosisOptimal diagnostic performanceHypertrophic cardiomyopathyDegree of left ventricular (LV) hypertrophyReduced global LV longitudinal strainDiagnostic performanceLeft ventricular (LV) hypertrophyPattern of late gadolinium enhancementGlobal LV longitudinal strainSubendocardial late gadolinium enhancementCardiac magnetic resonance examinationCardiac magnetic resonance parametersCardiac light-chain amyloidosisDifferential diagnosis of cardiomyopathyLV strain parametersCardiac transthyretin amyloidosisLV) hypertrophyLV longitudinal strainDiagnosis of cardiomyopathyLight chain amyloidosisCardiac light chainsPotential clinical relevance
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 analysis
2019
The impact of sex, age and training on biventricular cardiac adaptation in healthy adult and adolescent athletes: Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging study
Csecs I, Czimbalmos C, Toth A, Dohy Z, Suhai I, Szabo L, Kovacs A, Lakatos B, Sydo N, Kheirkhahan M, Peritz D, Kiss O, Merkely B, Vago H. The impact of sex, age and training on biventricular cardiac adaptation in healthy adult and adolescent athletes: Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging study. European Journal Of Preventive Cardiology 2019, 27: 540-549. PMID: 31370686, DOI: 10.1177/2047487319866019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PhysiologicalAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAthletesCardiomegaly, Exercise-InducedFemaleHeart VentriclesHumansMagnetic Resonance Imaging, CineMalePhysical Conditioning, HumanPredictive Value of TestsSex FactorsVentricular Function, LeftVentricular Function, RightVentricular RemodelingYoung AdultConceptsEnd-diastolic volume indexVentricular mass indexTraining hoursBody surface areaTraining volumeEndurance sportsCardiac adaptationImpact of sexVentricular massMass indexMale sexRight ventricular end-diastolic volume indexHigher training volumeVentricular volumeLeft ventricular end-diastolic volume indexCardiac magnetic resonance parametersWeekly training hoursRight ventricular ejection fractionVolume indexLeft ventricular mass indexRight ventricular mass indexCardiac magnetic resonance imagingRight/left ventricular ratioVentricular ejection fractionEnd-systolic volume