11/ Until then, I wish you all some well-deserved downtime, a joyful festive season, and happy holidays. Thank you for being part of the #EACVI family. @VDelgadoGarcia

📌Transseptal puncture in cardiovascular interventions: a clinical consensus statement of the European Heart Rhythm Association, the Heart Failure Association, the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions, the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging of the ESC, and the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology 👉ow.ly/tG3450Z9cPt @EuropaceEiC @GiulioConteMD @Dominik_Linz @FraSantoroMD @AndyZhangMD @marcovitoloMD @DavideMei93 #Europace #arrhyhtmias

#EHJCVI 🫀 Sex differences in alloHSCT outcomes: same MACE, but rLVEF independent predictor of early MACE ONLY in females. ♀️HF & pericardial disease ♂️HF & SVT ⏳TIME for sex-specific risk stratification. Read more 👉 doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jeaf36… #CardioOncology

🎬 New EACVI HIT Bite just dropped! “Tips & Tricks to Correctly Quantify Tricuspid Regurgitation by TTE” 🎙️ Presented by Dr @CharlesFauvel Quantifying TR by transthoracic echocardiography remains one of the most challenging tasks in valve imaging — and Dr. Fauvel breaks it down in a concise, practical video you’ll want to bookmark. 🔑 Perfect timing ahead of tomorrow’s EACVI Webinar on TR: From Diagnosis to Transcatheter Treatment in light of the 2025 ESC Guidelines 📅 June 10th 👥 Faculty: 🎤 Host: Prof. Francesco Maisano — IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Italy 🎤 Speaker: Dr. Covadonga Fernandez-Golfin — Ramon y Cajal University Hospital, Spain 🎤 Speaker: Assoc. Prof. @denisamuraru — University of Milan Bicocca, Italy 👉 Watch the HIT Bite here 📝 Register for the webinar: esc365.escardio.org/event/22… @DrGEMandoli @Giulia_Vinco @rafavidalperez @YBououdina @MSBBrandao @ydaryani @Elizabeth_antos @pfelissamburu @CharlesFauvel @alexsfelixecho @galzeranod @andgiannopmd @hrt01a @WilliamKokFaiK1 @M_Marwan_ @drahmedmohsen85 @aniela_petrescu @benayozbay @slumberbell @senguptasp @ElizabetaK10533 @samsrivastava77 @MihaiTrofenciuc @C_VanDeHeyning @drozgeozden @VazyurVasquez @Sarah_Moharem @VictoriaDe32503

🌍✨ A successful and inspiring #EACVI National Society Summit 2026 in Sofia, focused on workflow optimization, automation, standardization, multimodality imaging, and the transformative role of AI in cardiovascular imaging. Over two days, more than 40 National Society representatives, together with cardiovascular imaging experts, EACVI leaders, and industry partners from across Europe, came together to discuss how we can improve cardiovascular imaging acquisition, reporting, education, research, and patient-centred care through collaboration and innovation. A heartfelt thank you to the Bulgarian Society of Cardiology for their outstanding hospitality, and special appreciation to Prof Yotov, Prof Petrova, and Prof Bayraktarova for being such gracious hosts and for their commitment to advancing cardiovascular imaging. We are also grateful to our industry partners for their engagement, support, and valuable contributions to the discussions on innovation, AI-enabled workflows, standardization, and the future of multimodality cardiovascular imaging. Collaboration between clinicians, scientists, and industry will be essential to translate innovation into better patient care. As always, a special thank you to the EACVI team whose dedication, professionalism, and hard work behind the scenes made this meeting such a success. From planning and coordination to ensuring a seamless experience for all participants, your commitment is deeply appreciated and is fundamental to the continued success of EACVI initiatives. The enthusiasm, expertise, and collaborative spirit demonstrated throughout the meeting reinforce the strength of our imaging community and the exciting future ahead. Looking forward to translating these discussions into meaningful actions that will benefit patients worldwide. #EACVI #CVImaging #echofirst #CardiacCT #whyCMR #ThinkPET #CVNuclear #AIinHealthcare #MultimodalityImaging @VictoriaDe32503 @denisamuraru @gpontone1 @s_e_petersen @anatimoteo46040 @andgiannopmd @NAjmoneMarsan @rmanka_ @carpenter_jp @PezelT @RFontesCarvalho @alessia_gimelli @bernhard_gerber @DrGEMandoli @Matte_Cameli @EchoSoliman @LunaGargani @AnnaBaritussio @SHS06 @Sarah_Moharem

How should Women’s Heart Centres measure success and clinical impact? Check the ESC Clinical Consensus Statement on Women’s Heart Centres is in @ESC_Journals European Heart Journal for a more complete view Link ➡️ academic.oup.com/eurheartj/a… ESC press release 📷 escardio.org/news/press/pres… 📷@DrMarthaGulati @Drroxmehran @JGrapsa @mmamas1973 @HeartDocSharon @Bharatishivalka @PrSusannaPrice1 @Cosyns @VDelgadoGarcia @d_trabattoni @Marta33717088 @ARakisheva @yappelman @mirvatalasnag @lesleejshaw @alessia_gimelli #WomensHealth #Cardiology #WomensHeartDisease #CardioTwitter #ESC #EACVI #HeartDisease #WomensHeartCentre #CVD #CardioEd

Breakthroughs await! 🤗 Join Franz Weidinger and the other brilliant minds from across disciplines meeting at ESC Cardio-Oncology 2026 (19–20 June, Vienna, Austria). It’s where you’ll learn and connect – and contribute to the solutions changing the future of cardio-oncology. See you in Vienna at #ESCardioOnco26! bit.ly/4aWQpF0 #cardioonc #cardioonco #oncology #radiology @ESCardioOnco

📄 Can we finally measure RV volume accurately with simple echocardiography? 🔗 DOI: doi.org/10.1093/ehjimp/qyaf1… 🫀 The right ventricle (RV) remains one of the most challenging chambers to assess—especially in congenital heart disease (CHD). 👉 Gold standard? Cardiac MRI ❗ But: expensive, time-consuming, and often requires sedation ✨ This study proposes a simple, fast, and accurate 2D echo-based method for RV volumetry—bringing us closer to true bedside quantification. ✨ The key idea: 👉 Model the RV using a cone-based geometric approach ➡️ Using only 2 standard echo views: Apical 4-chamber (A4CH) Parasternal short-axis (SAX) 📐 With just a few parameters: ✔ Cross-sectional areas (A4CH, ASAX) ✔ Tricuspid valve diameter 📊 Performance vs MRI: 🔥 Excellent agreement: Systolic volume → ICC 0.98 Diastolic volume → ICC 0.96 📉 Minimal bias: Δ systolic volume ≈ 0.1 mL Δ diastolic volume ≈ 5.2 mL ➡️ Clearly outperforms traditional 2D models 💡 Why this matters clinically: 👉 Enables: ✔ Rapid bedside RV assessment ✔ Reduced need for repeated MRI ✔ Easier follow-up in paediatric & CHD patients 👉 Particularly valuable in: Post-operative monitoring Serial evaluations Resource-limited settings 🚀 Key innovation: 👉 A mathematically robust yet practical model ➡️ Balancing accuracy simplicity ➡️ Adaptable to different RV shapes 🚨 Bottom line: 2D echocardiography—when combined with smart modelling—can approach MRI-level accuracy for RV volumetry. #Cardiology #Echocardiography #RightVentricle #CongenitalHeartDisease #CardiacImaging #CMR #Innovation #MedTech #PediatricCardiology 🫀📊

📢 Join us at the #EchoDGK2026 for the @EACVIPresident -endorsed Satellite Symposium: "Echocardiography in Cardiomyopathies: Methodological Precision for Better Patient Care" 🎓 International faculty from 🇩🇪, 🇮🇹, 🇧🇪 & 🇪🇸 Register now: echokardiographie-leipzig.de… @eromerodorta

#EHJCVI 🫀| In type A aortic dissection, CT-FFR #yesCCT may help identify high-risk patients and optimize post-operative management strategies beyond anatomical CCTA assessment. 👉 doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jeag05…

📄 Can CT AI improve the diagnosis of Marfan and Loeys-Dietz syndromes? 🔗 DOI: doi.org/10.1093/ehjimp/qyag0… 🧠 Diagnosing heritable thoracic aortic diseases (HTAD) remains challenging—especially when classical criteria are inconsistent or delayed. This study introduces a machine learning–based CT approach to redefine dural ectasia (DE) and improve diagnostic accuracy. ✨ Why this matters: 👉 Dural ectasia is part of the Ghent criteria, but: ❗ No standardized definition ❗ Poor specificity ❗ Limited diagnostic value in practice ✨ Study highlights: 📊 Cohort: 93 Marfan patients (FBN1 variants) Loeys-Dietz cohorts (TGFBR1/2, SMAD3) Matched controls 🔍 Key innovation: 👉 A machine learning algorithm based on just: ✔ 3 vertebral levels (L1, L2, S1) ✔ 4 simple CT measurements: Spinal canal diameter Vertebral scalloping ➡️ Designed for accuracy clinical usability 📈 Results: 🔹 Conventional DE criteria → poor performance ➡️ AUC ≈ 0.68 🔹 New ML-based criteria: ➡️ AUC 0.84 for Marfan ➡️ Accuracy up to 94% ➡️ Outperformed modified Ghent criteria 🔹 Also effective for Loeys-Dietz: ➡️ AUC 0.83 (TGFBR1/2) ➡️ AUC 0.80 (SMAD3) 💡 Clinical implications: 👉 A simple CT scan (already done for aorta evaluation) can now: ✔ Improve early diagnosis ✔ Reduce reliance on delayed genetic testing ✔ Enable earlier referral and management 🚀 Bonus: 👉 A user-friendly online tool provides probability of diagnosis based on CT measurements 🚨 Bottom line: Machine learning transforms dural ectasia from a weak criterion into a powerful, practical diagnostic tool for Marfan and related syndromes. #Cardiology #CardiacImaging #CT #ArtificialIntelligence #MarfanSyndrome #LoeysDietz #Aortopathy #PrecisionMedicine #MedicalInnovation 🧠🫀📊

#EHJCVI 🫀| Does combining abnormal myocardial perfusion reserve and myocardial infarction on #WhyCMR improve risk stratification in type 2 diabetes mellitus? Find out 👉 doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jeag04…

Record of attendance at the SIECVI congress, with great sessions and workshops. Real pleasure to be part of it and of the EACVI joint session! Happy to see also special friends again. @VDelgadoGarcia @EACVIPresident

An inspiring week in Shanghai at the Chinese Society of Echocardiography Congress and OCC 2026. Honoured to represent EACVI, discuss GLS, myocardial work and 4D imaging in valvular heart disease, and engage with outstanding colleagues and researchers across China. The scientific excellence, innovation, and collaboration were truly remarkable. Looking forward to continuing these partnerships and welcoming everyone to #EACVI2026 in Milan! 🇨🇳🇮🇹 @escardio @NAjmoneMarsan @rmanka_ @EchoSoliman @RFontesCarvalho @Ph_Bertrand @anatimoteo46040 @andgiannopmd @PezelT @RiccardoLiga7 @AnnaBaritussio @Sarah_Moharem @denisamuraru @s_e_petersen @VictoriaDe32503 #Cardiology #CVImaging #EchoFirst #whyCMR #CCT #CVNuclear #ThinkPet

Applications of #ArtificialIntelligence and computational approaches to imaging for hypertension identification, phenotyping, and outcome prediction: a systematic review ow.ly/EAIx50YOyIo #EHJDigital #MachineLearning @BruiningNico @rafavidalperez @fwasselbergs @rbcasado

@denisamuraru talking about echo assessment of simultaneous MR and TR at #SIECVI2026 in Giardini di Naxos

📢 #EACVI2026 Call for Abstracts closed yesterday with an incredible 833 submissions received from the global cardiovascular imaging community. Thank you to everyone who submitted! 🩺 Clinical case submissions are still open until 2 June, 12:00 CEST. 📍 Milan | 3–5 Dec 2026 @escardio @NAjmoneMarsan @rmanka_ @EchoSoliman @RFontesCarvalho @Ph_Bertrand @anatimoteo46040 @andgiannopmd @PezelT @RiccardoLiga7 @AnnaBaritussio @Sarah_Moharem @denisamuraru @s_e_petersen @VictoriaDe32503 #Cardiology #CVImaging #EchoFirst #whyCMR #CCT #CVNuclear #ThinkPet

Our ESC Clinical Consensus Statement on Women’s Heart Centres is published in @EurHeartJ merging 4 associations @EACVIPresident @EAPCIPresident @HFA_President @ACVCPresident Link ➡️ academic.oup.com/eurheartj/a… ESC press release ➡️ escardio.org/news/press/pres… This is the first statement to define what a Women’s Heart Centre actually is: its structure, its team, its referral pathways, and the training standards clinicians need to lead one. The problem: CVD is the #1 killer of women. Yet women face systematic delays in diagnosis and treatment and the conditions most likely to affect them (INOCA, MINOCA, pregnancy-related CVD) remain underdiagnosed everywhere. Our solution: hub-and-spoke Women’s Heart Centres, embedded in existing CV systems, not parallel structures. Advanced diagnostics, multidisciplinary care, research coordination. For the first time we define: ✅ The nucleus clinical team ✅ Adjunct specialties (cardio-obstetrics, oncology, rheumatology, psychology and more) ✅ Core vs advanced competencies ✅ A pathway toward subspecialty certification We also set milestones for national and institutional adoption. This has been a Herculean effort and an important task to lead this document with enormous gratitude to senior author @DrMarthaGulati for her mentorship and friendship - really grateful to @Drroxmehran @rafavidalperez @mmamas1973 @HeartDocSharon @Bharatishivalka @PrSusannaPrice1 @Cosyns @VictoriaDe32503 @d_trabattoni @Marta33717088 @ARakisheva @yappelman @mirvatalasnag @lesleejshaw @alessia_gimelli #WomensHealth #Cardiology #WomensHeartDisease #CardioTwitter #ESC #EACVI #HeartDisease #WomensHeartCentre #CVD #CardioEd

Professor @NAjmoneMarsan and I have a message for you 👇 #EACVI26 brings EuroEcho, EuroCMR and ICNC-CT together in Milan The invitation is personal🫀 It’s the cardiovascular imaging community, all in one place, with world-class science and hands-on practical learning designed to go straight back into your clinical practice. Don’t just watch. Join us. 📌 Abstract submission closes 26 May 2026 📌 Clinical Case submission closes 2 June 2026 📌 Early registration savings until 30 September 2026 👉 lnkd.in/erVrCqtY #EACVI26 #CVImaging #echofirst #whyCMR #NuclearCardiology #CCT #EuroEcho #EuroCMR #ICNC @rafavidalperez @YBououdina @MSBBrandao @ydaryani @Elizabeth_antos @pfelissamburu @CharlesFauvel @alexsfelixecho @galzeranod @andgiannopmd @hrt01a @WilliamKokFaiK1 @M_Marwan_ @drahmedmohsen85 @aniela_petrescu @benayozbay @slumberbell @senguptasp @ElizabetaK10533 @samsrivastava77 @MihaiTrofenciuc @C_VanDeHeyning @drozgeozden @Giulia_Vinco @VazyurVasquez @Sarah_Moharem @s_e_petersen @denisamuraru @VictoriaDe32503

📢 Abstract deadline extended for #EACVI2026 until 26 May (12:00 CEST)! Present your latest cardiovascular imaging research, gain global visibility, receive expert feedback, and publish in EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging. Submit now! 🚀 escardio.org/events/congress… @EHJCVIEiC @EHJIMPEiC @rafavidalperez @YBououdina @MSBBrandao @ydaryani @Elizabeth_antos @pfelissamburu @CharlesFauvel @alexsfelixecho @galzeranod @andgiannopmd @hrt01a @WilliamKokFaiK1 @M_Marwan_ @drahmedmohsen85 @aniela_petrescu @benayozbay @slumberbell @senguptasp @ElizabetaK10533 @samsrivastava77 @MihaiTrofenciuc @C_VanDeHeyning @drozgeozden @Giulia_Vinco @VazyurVasquez @VictoriaDe32503