Medicina (Sep 2023)

Assessment of Microvascular Disease in Heart and Brain by MRI: Application in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction and Cerebral Small Vessel Disease

  • Jonathan Bennett,
  • Maud van Dinther,
  • Paulien Voorter,
  • Walter Backes,
  • Josephine Barnes,
  • Frederick Barkhof,
  • Gabriella Captur,
  • Alun D. Hughes,
  • Carole Sudre,
  • Thomas A. Treibel

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59091596
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 59, no. 9
p. 1596

Abstract

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The objective of this review is to investigate the commonalities of microvascular (small vessel) disease in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD). Furthermore, the review aims to evaluate the current magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) diagnostic techniques for both conditions. By comparing the two conditions, this review seeks to identify potential opportunities to improve the understanding of both HFpEF and CSVD.

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