Multimodality Imaging Breakthroughs in Structural Heart Disease and Cardiomyopathies: Enhancing Patients’ Management and Outcomes

The advent of multimodality cardiac imaging has transformed the landscape of diagnosing, risk stratifying, planning, and monitoring in structural heart disease and cardiomyopathies. The integration of transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), computed tomography (CT), and nuclear imaging facilitates an in-depth, comprehensive view of cardiac anatomy, function, and tissue properties. This holistic approach is pivotal for the precise evaluation of complex valvular abnormalities, myocardial diseases, and congenital heart defects, empowering patient-centric decision-making and improving procedural and treatment outcomes.

This Research Topic is dedicated to showcasing the latest breakthroughs, innovations, and clinical applications of multimodality imaging in structural heart disease and cardiomyopathies. We welcome contributions in the form of original research, clinical studies, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, technical reports, illustrative case series, and expert perspectives.

Areas of particular interest include, but are not limited to:

o Comprehensive Diagnostic Assessment: The synergistic combination of echocardiography, CMR, CT, and/or nuclear techniques in accurately evaluating structural heart disease and differentiating cardiomyopathies.

o Risk Stratification and Prognostication: The role of cardiac imaging in informing clinical decision-making, assessing procedural risk, and predicting long-term outcomes.

o Guiding Interventional and Surgical Procedures: Utilizing imaging for procedural planning, intra-procedural guidance, including fusion imaging, and device selection in both transcatheter and surgical interventions.

o Emerging Technologies and Quantitative Tools: The impact of artificial intelligence, 3D modeling, and novel tissue characterization techniques on enhancing the precision of cardiac imaging.

o Monitoring Disease Progression and Treatment Response: Applications in tracking disease progression, evaluating therapeutic efficacy, and early detection of potential complications.

o Special Populations and Challenging Scenarios: How pediatric patients, rare cardiomyopathies, and atypical structural abnormalities benefit from a multimodality imaging approach.

The overarching goal is to facilitate multidisciplinary knowledge exchange and amplify the role of multimodality imaging in the effective management of structural heart disease and cardiomyopathies.

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Article types

This Research Topic accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Research Topic description:

• Brief Research Report
• Case Report
• Clinical Trial
• Editorial
• FAIR² Data
• General Commentary
• Hypothesis and Theory
• Methods
• Mini Review
• Opinion
• Original Research
• Perspective
• Policy and Practice Reviews
• Review
• Study Protocol
• Systematic Review
• Technology and Code

Keywords: Multimodality Cardiac Imaging, Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI, Cardiac CT, Nuclear Imaging, Structural Heart Disease, Cardiomyopathies, Risk Stratification, Procedural Planning, Artificial Intelligence

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