The year 2019 in the European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging: Part I.

The European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging was launched in 2012 and has during these years become one of the leading multimodality cardiovascular imaging journals. The journal is now established as one of the top cardiovascular journals and is the most important cardiovascular imaging journal in Europe. The most important studies published in our Journal in 2019 will be highlighted in two reports. Part I of the review will focus on studies about myocardial function and risk prediction, myocardial ischaemia, and emerging techniques in cardiovascular imaging, while Part II will focus on valvular heart disease, heart failure, cardiomyopathies, and congenital heart disease.

[1]  F. Zannad,et al.  Left ventricular myocardial deformation pattern, mechanical dispersion, and their relation with electrocardiogram markers in the large population-based STANISLAS cohort: insights into electromechanical coupling. , 2020, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[2]  T. Edvardsen,et al.  EuroEcho 2019: highlights. , 2020, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[3]  Marco Valgimigli,et al.  2019 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of chronic coronary syndromes. , 2019, European heart journal.

[4]  J. Bergler-Klein.  Strain as hallmark to prevent interruption of breast cancer therapy. , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[5]  B. Gerber,et al.  The year 2018 in the European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging: Part II. , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[6]  S. Plein,et al.  European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging expert consensus paper: a comprehensive review of cardiovascular magnetic resonance normal values of cardiac chamber size and aortic root in adults and recommendations for grading severity. , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[7]  R. Manka,et al.  EACVI survey on multimodality training in ESC countries. , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[8]  R. Cuocolo,et al.  Relationship between epicardial adipose tissue and coronary vascular function in patients with suspected coronary artery disease and normal myocardial perfusion imaging. , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[9]  Jeroen J. Bax,et al.  Prognostic implications of global, left ventricular myocardial work efficiency before cardiac resynchronization therapy. , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[10]  David García-Dorado,et al.  Increased rotational flow in the proximal aortic arch is associated with its dilation in bicuspid aortic valve disease. , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[11]  Jeroen J. Bax,et al.  Imaging in ESC clinical guidelines: chronic coronary syndromes. , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[12]  H. Thiele,et al.  Fast manual long-axis strain assessment provides optimized cardiovascular event prediction following myocardial infarction. , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[13]  H. Bøtker,et al.  Pre-test probability prediction in patients with a low to intermediate probability of coronary artery disease: a prospective study with a fractional flow reserve endpoint. , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[14]  Jeroen J. Bax,et al.  Impact of a decreasing pre-test probability on the performance of diagnostic tests for coronary artery disease. , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[15]  H. Bøtker,et al.  Risk stratification by assessment of coronary artery disease using coronary computed tomography angiography in diabetes and non-diabetes patients: a study from the Western Denmark Cardiac Computed Tomography Registry. , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[16]  Jeroen J. Bax,et al.  Differential association between the progression of coronary artery calcium score and coronary plaque volume progression according to statins: the Progression of AtheRosclerotic PlAque DetermIned by Computed TomoGraphic Angiography Imaging (PARADIGM) study. , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[17]  D. Neglia,et al.  Highlights of the 14th International Conference on Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiac Computed Tomography. , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[18]  Y. Pinto,et al.  Multimodality imaging in the diagnosis, risk stratification, and management of patients with dilated cardiomyopathies: an expert consensus document from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging. , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[19]  T. Marwick,et al.  Usefulness of myocardial work measurement in the assessment of left ventricular systolic reserve response to spironolactone in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[20]  A. Alstrup,et al.  Quantitative estimation of extravascular lung water volume and preload by dynamic 15O-water positron emission tomography. , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[21]  A. Kono,et al.  Clinical impact of native T1 mapping for detecting myocardial impairment in takotsubo cardiomyopathy. , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[22]  R. Manka,et al.  Criteria for surveys: from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging Scientific Initiatives Committee. , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[23]  A. Greiser,et al.  Hybrid positron emission tomography-magnetic resonance imaging for assessing different stages of cardiac impairment in patients with Anderson-Fabry disease: AFFINITY study group. , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[24]  S. Berliner,et al.  Prognostic implications of small left atria on hospitalized patients. , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[25]  H. Thiele,et al.  Atrial mechanics and their prognostic impact in Takotsubo syndrome: a cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging study. , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[26]  Aaron M. Lee,et al.  Pulmonary blood volume index as a quantitative biomarker of haemodynamic congestion in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[27]  T. Edvardsen,et al.  EuroCMR 2019 highlights. , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[28]  S. Ho,et al.  Anatomy of mitral annulus insights from non-invasive imaging techniques. , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[29]  D. Berman,et al.  Left ventricular concentric remodelling and functional impairment in women with ischaemia with no obstructive coronary artery disease and intermediate coronary flow reserve: a report from the WISE-CVD study. , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[30]  E. Haan,et al.  Assessment of myocardial oxygenation, strain, and diastology in MYBPC3-related hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a cardiovascular magnetic resonance and echocardiography study. , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[31]  M. Galderisi,et al.  Strain-oriented strategy for guiding cardioprotection initiation of breast cancer patients experiencing cardiac dysfunction. , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[32]  M. Götte,et al.  Cardiovascular magnetic resonance techniques for tissue characterization after acute myocardial injury. , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[33]  A. Natali,et al.  Value of combined cardiopulmonary and echocardiography stress test to characterize the haemodynamic and metabolic responses of patients with heart failure and mid-range ejection fraction. , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[34]  L. Ho,et al.  Impact of obesity on longitudinal changes to cardiac structure and function in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus. , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[35]  Prediction of filling pressures and outcome in heart failure: can we improve E/e'? , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[36]  J. Voigt,et al.  Sex-specific difference in outcome after cardiac resynchronization therapy. , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[37]  B. Gerber,et al.  Myocardial strain imaging: review of general principles, validation, and sources of discrepancies , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[38]  T. Akasaka,et al.  Identification of invasive and radionuclide imaging markers of coronary plaque vulnerability using radiomic analysis of coronary computed tomography angiography , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[39]  Frans N van de Vosse,et al.  Quantification of aortic stiffness and wall stress in healthy volunteers and abdominal aortic aneurysm patients using time-resolved 3D ultrasound: a comparison study , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[40]  D. Berman,et al.  Coronary artery calcium and the competing long-term risk of cardiovascular vs. cancer mortality: the CAC Consortium , 2018, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[41]  T. Hansen,et al.  Myocardial flow reserve assessed by cardiac 82Rb positron emission tomography/computed tomography is associated with albumin excretion in patients with Type 1 diabetes , 2018, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[42]  Michael T. Lu,et al.  Pretest probability for patients with suspected obstructive coronary artery disease: re-evaluating Diamond-Forrester for the contemporary era and clinical implications: insights from the PROMISE trial. , 2018, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[43]  M. Miccoli,et al.  Echo-derived peak cardiac power output-to-left ventricular mass with cardiopulmonary exercise testing predicts outcome in patients with heart failure and depressed systolic function. , 2018, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[44]  J. Francis,et al.  Cardiovascular magnetic resonance can be undertaken in pregnancy and guide clinical decision-making in this patient population , 2018, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[45]  T. Biering-Sørensen,et al.  Predictive value of echocardiography in Type 2 diabetes. , 2018, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[46]  O. Smiseth,et al.  Myocardial work by echocardiography: a novel method ready for clinical testing. , 2018, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[47]  S. Lavine,et al.  Indexing peak rapid filling velocity to both relaxation and filling volume to estimate left ventricular filling pressures. , 2018, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[48]  D. Pennell,et al.  The evolving role of cardiac magnetic resonance in primary mitral regurgitation: ready for prime time? , 2018, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[49]  Stefan Neubauer,et al.  Progression of myocardial fibrosis in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: mechanisms and clinical implications , 2018, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[50]  J. Zamorano,et al.  The use of handheld ultrasound devices: a position statement of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (2018 update) , 2018, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[51]  D. Bluemke,et al.  Association of myocardial fibrosis and cardiovascular events: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis , 2018, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[52]  G. Hindricks,et al.  Clinical workflow and applicability of electrophysiological cardiovascular magnetic resonance-guided radiofrequency ablation of isthmus-dependent atrial flutter , 2018, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[53]  Karima Addetia,et al.  Machine learning based automated dynamic quantification of left heart chamber volumes. , 2018, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[54]  C. Lewis,et al.  Left ventricular global function index predicts incident heart failure and cardiovascular disease in young adults: the coronary artery risk development in young adults (CARDIA) study. , 2018, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[55]  T. Edvardsen,et al.  Classical mechanical dyssynchrony is rare in transcatheter aortic valve implantation-induced left bundle branch block , 2018, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[56]  B. Khandheria,et al.  A new approach to assess myocardial work by non-invasive left ventricular pressure–strain relations in hypertension and dilated cardiomyopathy , 2018, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[57]  M. Javadi,et al.  Longitudinal 18F-FDG PET imaging in a rat model of autoimmune myocarditis , 2018, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[58]  N. Blom,et al.  Disproportionate intraventricular viscous energy loss in Fontan patients: analysis by 4D flow MRI , 2018, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[59]  T. Fuchs,et al.  High efficiency gamma camera enables ultra-low fixed dose stress/rest myocardial perfusion imaging , 2018, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[60]  Optical coherence tomography-verified morphological correlates of high-intensity coronary plaques on non-contrast T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in patients with stable coronary artery disease , 2018, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[61]  S. Petersen,et al.  The year 2018 in the European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging: Part I. , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[62]  A. Wilde,et al.  Myocardial fibrosis as an early feature in phospholamban p.Arg14del mutation carriers: phenotypic insights from cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[63]  Jeroen J. Bax,et al.  Left ventricular global longitudinal strain and long-term prognosis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease after acute myocardial infarction , 2018, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[64]  J. Voigt,et al.  Assessment of mechanical dyssynchrony can improve the prognostic value of guideline-based patient selection for cardiac resynchronization therapy , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[65]  H. T. ter Keurs,et al.  Cardiovascular risk is associated with a transmural gradient of myocardial oxygenation during adenosine infusion. , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[66]  P. Carlier,et al.  Comprehensive evaluation of structural and functional myocardial impairments in Becker muscular dystrophy using quantitative cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. , 2019, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[67]  Alfredo I. Hernández,et al.  Estimation of myocardial work from pressure–strain loops analysis: an experimental evaluation , 2018, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.

[68]  B. Nordestgaard,et al.  Relationship between patient presentation and morphology of coronary atherosclerosis by quantitative multidetector computed tomography. , 2018, European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging.