Renal disease is associated with increased arterial stiffness. The aim was to investigate the
effect of renal disease on regional aortic strain and distensibility in children with chronic …

Persistent left-sided superior vena cava (PLSVC) is the commonest systemic venous anomaly
in the thorax with a reported prevalence of up to 0.5% in otherwise normal population and …

Background Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in end‐stage
renal disease (ESRD). Reduction in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) represents late …

Background To study the effect of age and gender on tortuosity of the descending thoracic
aorta, and to evaluate inter-observer agreement of tortuosity index (TI) measurements. …

Rationale and Objectives Aortic arch (AA) variants and anomalies are important to recognize
in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) before surgery or intervention. The aim was …

Purpose To evaluate whether extending the MRI scan to include the abdomen at the time of
adnexal mass characterization could replace additional CT for peritoneal cancer index (PCI) …

Purpose: To investigate right ventricular (RV) volume and mass by cardiac magnetic
resonance (CMR) and the added value of tissue tracking strain analysis as markers of RV …

… Author links open overlay panel Donia M. Sobh MBBch, MD a , Galal El Sayed Magdy El
Hawary MBBch, MD a , Mohamed Abou El Ghar MBBch, MD b , Tarek Abd El Moneim El-Diasty …

We present the imaging findings of thoracic systemic venous anomalies diagnosed by computed
tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Persistent left superior vena cava is the …

Three patients with known β-thalassemia major who received multiple blood transfusions
were referred for myocardial iron overload by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Standard …