Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Right Heart and Pulmonary Circulation Disorders

Carla Contaldi*, Francesco Capuano, Luigia Romano, Brigida Ranieri, Francesco Ferrara, Gaetano Mirto, Salvatore Rega, Rosangela Cocchia, Anna Agnese Stanziola, Ellen Ostenfield, Santo Dellegrottaglie, Eduardo Bossone, Robert O. Bonow

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Abstract

Right heart and pulmonary circulation disorders are generally caused by right ventricle (RV) pressure overload, volume overload, and cardiomyopathy, and they are associated with distinct clinical courses and therapeutic approaches, although they often may coexist. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) provides a noninvasive accurate and reproducible multiplanar anatomic and functional assessment, tissue characterization, and blood flow evaluation of the right heart and pulmonary circulation. This article reviews the current status of the CMR, the most recent techniques, the new parameters and their clinical utility in diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic management in the right heart and pulmonary circulation disorders.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)57-75
Number of pages19
JournalHeart Failure Clinics
Volume17
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2021

Keywords

  • Cardiac magnetic resonance
  • Diagnosis
  • Prognosis
  • Right heart and pulmonary circulation disorders
  • Therapeutic management

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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