Imaging the Failing Heart, An Issue of Heart Failure Clinics, Volume 15-2

The Healthcare Burden of Heart Failure

Nomenclature, Classification, Stages of Heart Failure

Left Ventricular Size and Ejection Fraction

Left Ventricular Wall Thickness and Mass

Myocardial Strain and Dyschrony

Myocardial Scar and Fibrosis

Left Atrial size and Function

Right Ventricular Size and Function

Mitral and Tricuspid Regurgitation

Diastolic Function

Intraventricular Flow

Resting and Exercise Doppler Hemodynamics

Ultrasound of the Lung

Role of Imaging in Specific Cardiomyopathies

Interventional Imaging in Heart Failure

This issue of Heart Failure Clinics, guest edited by Mani A. Vannan, will focus on Imaging the Failing Heart. Topics include, but are not limited to, The Healthcare Burden of Heart Failure; Nomenclature, Classification, Stages of Heart Failure; Left Ventricular Size and Ejection Fraction; Left Ventricular Wall Thickness and Mass; Myocardial Strain and Dyschrony; Myocardial Scar and Fibrosis; Left Atrial size and Function; Right Ventricular Size and Function; Mitral and Tricuspid Regurgitation; Diastolic Function; Intraventricular Flow; Resting and Exercise Doppler Hemodynamics; Ultrasound of the Lung; Role of Imaging in Specific Cardiomyopathies; and Interventional Imaging in Heart Failure.