The year 2017 in the European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging: Part I.

The European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging was launched in 2012. It has gained an impressive impact factor of 8.336 during its first 6 years and is now established as one of the top 10 cardiovascular journals in the world and the most important cardiovascular imaging journal in Europe. The most important studies published in the journal in 2017 will be highlighted in two reports. Part I will focus on studies about myocardial function, coronary artery disease and myocardial ischaemia, and emerging techniques and applications in cardiovascular imaging, whereas Part II will focus on valvular heart disease, heart failure, cardiomyopathies, and congenital heart disease.

[1]  J. Kasprzak,et al.  Diabetes as an independent predictor of left ventricular longitudinal strain reduction at rest and during dobutamine stress test in patients with significant coronary artery disease , 2018, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[2]  M. Friedrich,et al.  Myocardial contraction fraction derived from cardiovascular magnetic resonance cine images—reference values and performance in patients with heart failure and left ventricular hypertrophy , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[3]  Piotr J. Slomka,et al.  Quantitative global plaque characteristics from coronary computed tomography angiography for the prediction of future cardiac mortality during long-term follow-up , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[4]  P. Bouzat,et al.  Heart mechanics at high altitude: 6 days on the top of Europe , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[5]  H. Bøtker,et al.  Fractional flow reserve derived from coronary computed tomography angiography: diagnostic performance in hypertensive and diabetic patients , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[6]  Stephen G. Worthley,et al.  CT sizing for left atrial appendage closure is associated with favourable outcomes for procedural safety , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[7]  R. Virmani,et al.  Intravascular ultrasound and near-infrared spectroscopic features of coronary lesions with intraplaque haemorrhage , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[8]  M. Barnes,et al.  Evaluation of splenic switch off in a tertiary imaging centre: validation and assessment of utility , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[9]  J. Dubois-Randé,et al.  Short-term high-fat diet compromises myocardial function: a radial strain rate imaging study , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[10]  Jeroen J. Bax,et al.  Frequency and angiographic characteristics of coronary microvascular dysfunction in stable angina: a hybrid imaging study , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[11]  J. Zamorano,et al.  Clinical practice of contrast echocardiography: recommendation by the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) 2017. , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[12]  H. Alkadhi,et al.  Multi-centre study of whole-heart dynamic 3D cardiac magnetic resonance perfusion imaging for the detection of coronary artery disease defined by fractional flow reserve: gender based analysis of diagnostic performance , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[13]  D. Bluemke,et al.  Association of left atrial structure and function and incident cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes mellitus: results from multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA) , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[14]  E. Samset,et al.  Left atrial volumetric assessment using a novel automated framework for 3D echocardiography: a multi-centre analysis , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[15]  S. Goland,et al.  Two-dimensional strain echocardiography for diagnosing chest pain in the emergency room: a multicentre prospective study by the Israeli echo research group , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[16]  H. Crijns,et al.  Comparison of the prognostic value of negative non-invasive cardiac investigations in patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease–a meta-analysis , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[17]  Jeroen J. Bax,et al.  Impact of computed tomography myocardial perfusion following computed tomography coronary angiography on downstream referral for invasive coronary angiography, revascularization and, outcome at 12 months , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[18]  S. Grieve,et al.  Insight into hypertrophied hearts: a cardiovascular magnetic resonance study of papillary muscle mass and T1 mapping , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[19]  A. Lammertsma,et al.  Prevalence of ischaemia in patients with a chronic total occlusion and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[20]  P. Serruys,et al.  Long-term serial non-invasive multislice computed tomography angiography with functional evaluation after coronary implantation of a bioresorbable everolimus-eluting scaffold: the ABSORB cohort B MSCT substudy , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[21]  Sven Loncaric,et al.  Whole heart detailed and quantitative anatomy, myofibre structure and vasculature from X-ray phase-contrast synchrotron radiation-based micro computed tomography , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[22]  G. Feuchtner,et al.  The high-risk criteria low-attenuation plaque <60 HU and the napkin-ring sign are the most powerful predictors of MACE: a long-term follow-up study , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[23]  P. Serruys,et al.  Intravascular multimodality imaging: feasibility and role in the evaluation of coronary plaque pathology , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[24]  P. Pibarot,et al.  Severe aortic stenosis with low aortic valve calcification: characteristics and outcome following transcatheter aortic valve implantation , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[25]  J. Waltenberger,et al.  Diagnostic value of global myocardial perfusion reserve assessment based on coronary sinus flow measurements using cardiovascular magnetic resonance in addition to myocardial stress perfusion imaging , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[26]  J. Zamorano,et al.  Echocardiographic reference ranges for normal left ventricular 2D strain: results from the EACVI NORRE study , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[27]  L. Badano,et al.  3D echocardiographic reference ranges for normal left ventricular volumes and strain: results from the EACVI NORRE study , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[28]  B. Ariff,et al.  Prevalence of obstructive coronary artery disease and prognosis in patients with stable symptoms and a zero-coronary calcium score , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[29]  D. Berman,et al.  Coronary revascularization vs. medical therapy following coronary-computed tomographic angiography in patients with low-, intermediate- and high-risk coronary artery disease: results from the CONFIRM long-term registry , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[30]  D. Berman,et al.  Improved 5‐year prediction of all‐cause mortality by coronary CT angiography applying the CONFIRM score , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[31]  M. Budoff,et al.  Fractional flow reserve by computerized tomography and subsequent coronary revascularization , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[32]  M. Miccoli,et al.  Prognostic value of cardiac power output to left ventricular mass in patients with left ventricular dysfunction and dobutamine stress echo negative by wall motion criteria , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[33]  D. Acosta,et al.  Relative clinical and economic impact of exercise echocardiography vs. exercise electrocardiography, as first line investigation in patients without known coronary artery disease and new stable angina: a randomized prospective study , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[34]  W. Haverkamp,et al.  Normal range and usefulness of right ventricular systolic strain to detect subtle right ventricular systolic abnormalities in patients with heart failure: a multicentre study , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[35]  J. Zamorano,et al.  Two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiographic normal reference ranges for proximal aorta dimensions: results from the EACVI NORRE study , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[36]  Jichao Zhao,et al.  Novel application of 3D contrast-enhanced CMR to define fibrotic structure of the human sinoatrial node in vivo , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[37]  W. Vletter,et al.  Delayed and decreased LV untwist and unstrain rate in mutation carriers for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy , 2016, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[38]  D. Andreini,et al.  Evaluation of coronary plaque characteristics with coronary computed tomography angiography in patients with non-obstructive coronary artery disease: a long-term follow-up study , 2016, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[39]  Richard D. White,et al.  Prevalence of unrecognized myocardial infarction in a low–intermediate risk asymptomatic cohort and its relation to systemic atherosclerosis , 2016, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[40]  Amit R. Patel,et al.  Non-invasive assessment of the haemodynamic significance of coronary stenosis using fusion of cardiac computed tomography and 3D echocardiography , 2016, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[41]  S. Achenbach,et al.  Prediction of fluoroscopic angulations for transcatheter aortic valve implantation by CT angiography: influence on procedural parameters , 2016, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[42]  J. Sellal,et al.  Interactions between mitral valve and left ventricle analysed by 2D speckle tracking in patients with mitral valve prolapse: one more piece to the puzzle , 2016, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[43]  The influence of clinical and acquisition parameters on the interpretability of adenosine stress myocardial computed tomography perfusion , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[44]  J. Stehli,et al.  Real-time respiratory triggered SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging using CZT technology: impact of respiratory phase matching between SPECT and low-dose CT for attenuation correction , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[45]  D. Maucort-Boulch,et al.  Left atrial remodelling assessed by 2D and 3D echocardiography identifies paroxysmal atrial fibrillation , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[46]  G. Maurer,et al.  The years 2015-2016 in the European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging. Part I. , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[47]  B. Gerber,et al.  The year 2015-16 in the European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging. Part II. , 2017, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[48]  H. Thiele,et al.  Association of smoking with myocardial injury and clinical outcome in patients undergoing mechanical reperfusion for ST-elevation myocardial infarction , 2016, Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance.