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ReviewEuropean heart journal. Imaging methods and practice2024

Assessing cardiac mechanics through left ventricular haemodynamic forces.

Alberto Aimo, Giorgia Panichella, Iacopo Fabiani, Manuel Garofalo, Angela Ilaria Fanizzi, Maddalena Ragagnin, Alessandra Milazzo, Chiara Zocchi, Annamaria Del Franco, Gianni Pedrizzetti and 2 more

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Review in European heart journal. Imaging methods and practice, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Alberto AimoInterdisciplinary Center for Health Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, piazza Martiri della Libertà 33, 56127 Pisa, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9129-9519
Giorgia PanichellaDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50121 Florence, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9049-5320
Iacopo FabianiCardiology Division, Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio, via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
Manuel GarofaloDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50121 Florence, Italy.
Angela Ilaria FanizziDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50121 Florence, Italy.
Maddalena RagagninDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50121 Florence, Italy.
Alessandra MilazzoDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50121 Florence, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3334-9298
Chiara ZocchiCardiovascular Department, San Donato Hospital, 52100 Arezzo, Italy.
Annamaria Del FrancoDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50121 Florence, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1405-9436
Gianni PedrizzettiDepartment of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2886-7653
Iacopo OlivottoMeyer University Hospital, 50139 Florence, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1751-9266
Michele EmdinInterdisciplinary Center for Health Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, piazza Martiri della Libertà 33, 56127 Pisa, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8541-1962

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Haemodynamic forces (HDFs), which represent the forces exchanged between blood and surrounding tissues, are critical in regulating the structure and function of the left ventricle (LV). These forces can be assessed on cardiac magnetic resonance or transthoracic echocardiography exams using specialized software, offering a non-invasive alternative for measuring intraventricular pressure gradients. The analysis of HDFs can be a valuable tool in improving our understanding of cardiovascular disease and providing insights beyond traditional diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. For instance, HDF analysis has the potential to identify early signs of adverse remodelling and cardiac dysfunction, which may not be detected by standard imaging methods such as bidimensional or speckle-tracking echocardiography. This review aims to summarize the principles of HDF analysis and to reappraise its possible applications to cardiac disorders.

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cardiomyopathyechocardiographyhaemodynamic forcessystolic function

Identifiers

PMID39224620
PMCPMC11367958

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