Summary Computed tomography (CT) technology is acquiring a key role in the diagnostic process of complex cardiac congenital anomalies. Recent advances and improvements in spatial and temporal resolution and radiation…
Summary This review points out three specific features of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in children: the small size of the heart modifies the usual balance between signal-to-noise ratio and…
Summary Cardiac catheterization has contributed to the progress made in the management of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). First, it allowed clarification of the diagnostic assessment of CHD, by…
Summary Improvements in cardiac imaging have recently focused a great interest on the right ventricle (RV). In patients with congenital heart disease, the right ventricle (RV) may support the systemic…
Summary Postoperative impairment of right ventricular (RV) systolic function can appear after surgical repair of complex congenital heart defects, such as tetralogy of Fallot; it is caused by chronic volume…
Summary Background Adults with Eisenmenger syndrome have a survival advantage over those with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension. Improved survival may result from preservation of right ventricular (RV) function. Aims To…
Summary Background Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the key examination for patients with tetralogy of Fallot, but it remains challenging. The MRI report should at least mention left (L)…
Summary Background Accurate evaluation of the pulmonary valve (PV) is crucial before surgical repair of Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). Aims To assess PV and pulmonary annulus (PA) morphology using three-dimensional…
This special issue of Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases is dedicated to the imaging of congenital heart disease. Major advances in three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography were evoked by John Simpson, in a…
Remarkable advances have taken place in three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) in congenital heart disease over the past two decades. The technique has progressed from a cumbersome modality involving, for example, slow…
