1. Editor’s Note

   • Johan H. C. Reiber

   Editor’s Note 17 April 2021 Pages: 1489 - 1490

   

2. Diagnostic accuracy of quantitative flow ratio (QFR) and vessel fractional flow reserve (vFFR) estimated retrospectively by conventional radiation saving X-ray angiography

   • Chongying Jin
   • Anantharaman Ramasamy
   • Andreas Baumbach

   Original Paper Open access 16 January 2021 Pages: 1491 - 1501

   

3. Diagnostic accuracy of optical coherence tomography for the identification of in-stent fibroatheroma following stent implantation: an ex vivo histological validation study

   • Hiroki Shibutani
   • Kenichi Fujii
   • Ichiro Shiojima

   OriginalPaper 04 January 2021 Pages: 1503 - 1509

   

4. Ultrasound-based internal carotid artery plaque characterization using deep learning paradigm on a supercomputer: a cardiovascular disease/stroke risk assessment system

   • Luca Saba
   • Skandha S. Sanagala
   • Jasjit S. Suri

   Original Paper 09 January 2021 Pages: 1511 - 1528

   

5. Left atrial strain rate during atrial contraction predicts raised pulmonary capillary wedge pressure: evidence for left atrio-ventricular interaction

   • Per Lindqvist
   • Michael Henein

   Original Paper Open access 03 January 2021 Pages: 1529 - 1538

   

6. Incremental diagnostic role of left atrial strain analysis in thrombotic risk assessment of nonvalvular atrial fibrillation patients planned for electrical cardioversion

   • Andrea Sonaglioni
   • Michele Lombardo
   • Claudio Anzà

   Original Paper 03 January 2021 Pages: 1539 - 1550

   

7. A prediction model of simple echocardiographic variables to screen for potentially correctable shunts in adult patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with atrial septal defects: a cross-sectional study

   • Mingqi Li
   • Yu Wang
   • Hongwen Fei

   Original Paper 02 February 2021 Pages: 1551 - 1562

   

8. Pacemaker lead-induced tricuspid regurgitation: consider leaflet remodeling

   • Federico Fortuni
   • Frank van der Kley
   • Nina Ajmone Marsan

   Images in CV Applications Open access 27 January 2021 Pages: 1563 - 1565

   

9. Quantitative assessment of left ventricular myocardial work in chronic kidney disease patients by a novel non-invasive pressure–strain loop analysis method

   • Feng-Zhen Liu
   • Xiao-Lin Wang
   • Chun-Quan Zhang

   Original Paper 12 January 2021 Pages: 1567 - 1575

   

10. Changes in mitral valve geometry after percutaneous valve repair with the MitraClip® System

    • Livia Trasca
    • Laura Sanchis
    • Marta Sitges

    Original Paper 12 January 2021 Pages: 1577 - 1585

    

11. Echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular filling pressure in patients with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction: an invasive validation study

    • Eser Durmaz
    • Baris Ikitimur
    • Zeki Ongen

    Original Paper 23 February 2021 Pages: 1587 - 1594

    

12. Optimal vortex formation time index in mitral valve stenosis

    • Anand Ambhore
    • Jinghao Nicholas Ngiam
    • Kian-Keong Poh

    Original Paper 12 January 2021 Pages: 1595 - 1600

    

13. Maximum plaque height in carotid ultrasound predicts cardiovascular disease outcomes: a population-based validation study of the American society of echocardiography’s grade II–III plaque characterization and protocol

    • Amer M. Johri
    • Katherine A. Lajkosz
    • Marie-France Hétu

    Original Paper 27 January 2021 Pages: 1601 - 1610

    

14. Inadequately low left ventricular mass in patients with significant aortic stenosis predicts favourable prognostic outcomes

    • Nicholas W. S. Chew
    • Jinghao Nicholas Ngiam
    • Kian Keong Poh

    Original Paper 16 January 2021 Pages: 1611 - 1619

    

15. Detection of cardiac allograft vasculopathy by multi-layer left ventricular longitudinal strain in heart transplant recipients

    • C. Sciaccaluga
    • G. E. Mandoli
    • M. Focardi

    Original Paper 13 January 2021 Pages: 1621 - 1628

    

16. Imaging data in COVID-19 patients: focused on echocardiographic findings

    • Roya Sattarzadeh Badkoubeh
    • Meysam Khoshavi
    • Steven Nissen

    Original Paper 16 January 2021 Pages: 1629 - 1636

    

17. Kidney function and the prognostic value of myocardial performance index

    • Nino Emanuel Landler
    • Rasmus Møgelvang
    • Tor Biering-Sørensen

    Original Paper 21 January 2021 Pages: 1637 - 1647

    

18. Echocardiographic screening for mitral valve prolapse in Turkish school children

    • Utku Çağlayan
    • Mehmet Gökhan Ramoğlu
    • Ercan Tutar

    Original Paper 27 January 2021 Pages: 1649 - 1657

    

19. Augmentation index predicts mortality in patients with aortic stenosis: an echo-tracking study

    • Olga Vriz
    • Paolo Palatini
    • Julien Magne

    Original Paper 13 March 2021 Pages: 1659 - 1668

    

20. Inter‐vendor variability and reproducibility of subcostal left ventricular longitudinal strain

    • Fei Fei Gong
    • Arvind Nishtala
    • Nausheen Akhter

    Original Paper 16 January 2021 Pages: 1669 - 1678

    

21. The prognostic value of left atrial dyssynchrony measured by speckle tracking echocardiography in the general population

    • Emil Høegholm Karsum
    • Ditte Madsen Andersen
    • Tor Biering-Sørensen

    Original Paper 27 January 2021 Pages: 1679 - 1688

    

22. Inter-vendor variability in strain measurements depends on software rather than image characteristics

    • Serkan Ünlü
    • Oana Mirea
    • the participating companies

    Original Paper 16 January 2021 Pages: 1689 - 1697

    

23. The heart as a spring, the measurement of myocardial bounce to assess left ventricular function on cardiac MR

    • Erica Qiao
    • Kathan Amin
    • Theodore J. Dubinsky

    Original Paper 23 February 2021 Pages: 1699 - 1707

    

24. AL cardiac amyloidosis with widespread myocardial infiltration in the absence of hyperenhancement on conventional magnitude late gadolinium enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging

    • Mithilesh Joshi
    • James Douglas Lee
    • Jamal Nasir Khan

    Images in CV Applications 09 February 2021 Pages: 1709 - 1710

    

25. Prognosis of early pre-discharge and late left ventricular dilatation by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging after acute myocardial infarction

    • Martin R. Sinn
    • Gunnar K. Lund
    • Enver Tahir

    Original Paper Open access 12 January 2021 Pages: 1711 - 1720

    

26. Contemporary use of cardiac imaging for COVID-19 patients: a three center experience defining a potential role for cardiac MRI

    • Ankur Panchal
    • Andreas Kyvernitakis
    • Robert W. W. Biederman

    Review Paper 09 February 2021 Pages: 1721 - 1733

    

27. Prognostic value and clinical predictors of intramyocardial hemorrhage measured by CMR T2* sequences in STEMI

    • Maria Ferré-Vallverdú
    • Elena Sánchez-Lacuesta
    • Begoña Igual-Muñoz

    Original Paper 13 January 2021 Pages: 1735 - 1744

    

28. Underfilling decreases left ventricular function in pulmonary arterial hypertension

    • Hannah Sjögren
    • Barbro Kjellström
    • Ellen Ostenfeld

    Original Paper Open access 27 January 2021 Pages: 1745 - 1755

    

29. Cardiac MRI assessment of the right ventricle pre-and post-kidney transplant

    • Abdulaziz Ahmed Hashi
    • G. V. Ramesh Prasad
    • Andrew T. Yan

    Original Paper 21 January 2021 Pages: 1757 - 1766

    

30. Combining perfusion and angiography with a low-dose cardiac CT technique: a preliminary investigation in a swine model

    • Logan Hubbard
    • Shant Malkasian
    • Sabee Molloi

    Original Paper Open access 27 January 2021 Pages: 1767 - 1779

    

31. Characteristics of culprit lesion in patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction and improvement of diagnostic utility using dual energy cardiac CT

    • Hussam Mahmoud Sheta
    • Sören Möller
    • Jess Lambrechtsen

    Original Paper 27 January 2021 Pages: 1781 - 1788

    

32. Impact of early post-stress ^99mTc sestamibi ECG-gated SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging on the detection of ischemic LV dyssynchrony: an early step in the stunning cascade

    • Claudia Mariana Cortés
    • E. Natalia Aramayo G
    • Mario Alberto Embon

    Original Paper 13 January 2021 Pages: 1789 - 1798