Cardiovascular Imaging: Archives News of the month
Computed tomography for major aortopulmonary collateral arteries: a roadmap to unifocalized pulmonary arterial flow
Cardiovascular Imaging 5 min.
During fetal life, the lungs receive blood supply from the segmental arteries arising from the dorsal aorta as well as from the sixth branchial arch-derived branches (future pulmonary arteries) [1]. With normally developing the central pulmonary arteries, the segmental arteries gradually regress. However,...
CT-Based radiomics nomogram of lung and mediastinal features to identify cardiovascular disease in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a multicenter study
Cardiovascular Imaging 6 min.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity worldwide, and is the third leading cause of death [1]. The prevalence of COPD was reportedly 8.6% among adults aged 20 years and above, and 13.7% among adults older than 40 years in China [2]. The COPD burden in China may substantially...
An environmental scan of current mentorship: fostering the next generations in cardiothoracic surgery in the UK
Cardiovascular Imaging 4 min.
Medicine and Surgery are unique artforms. We all spend time in our career development striving to flourish, not just to survive, as a measure of success. What halts our paths in this pursuit of ‘ultimate’ success, is the question we all want to answer? As a cardiothoracic society, we aim...
Comparative analysis of arterial involvement in predominant cranial and isolated extracranial phenotypes of giant cell arteritis using 18F-FDG PET-CT
Cardiovascular Imaging 5 min.
Recent evidence suggests that giant cell arteritis (GCA) is not solely a cranial disease but encompasses a broader and more diverse clinical spectrum than previously recognized. While GCA traditionally presents with classic cranial ischemic symptoms, it can also manifest through non-specific clinical...
Association of body composition with left ventricular remodeling and outcomes in diabetic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: assessment of sarcopenic obesity using cardiac MRI
Cardiovascular Imaging 5 min.
Currently, heart failure (HF), especially HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), which accounts for approximately 50% of patients in the HF population, remains a major public health problem worldwide, with an unfavorable prognosis and a high prevalence among elderly individuals [1, 2]. At present,...
