PONTONE G.

Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) has become an essential tool for the evaluation of patients affected or at risk of developing cardiomyopathies (CMPs). In fact, CMR not only provides precise data on cardiac volumes, wall thickness, mass and systolic function but it also a non-invasive characterization of myocardial tissue, thus helping the...

Background: The clinical value of high-risk coronary plaque characteristics (CPCs) to inform intensified medical therapy or revascularization of non–flow-limiting lesions remains uncertain. Objectives: The authors performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to study the prognostic impact of CPCs on patient-level and lesion-level major...