The Cardiodiagnosis team of the Clínica Creu Blanca in Barcelona has published an article in the Revista Española de Cardiología on the structure of the heart, studied by diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging. The study is entitled “Tractographic study of the helical anatomy of the ventricular myocardium using diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging”. The study starts from the assertion that “the integration of ventricular myocardial anatomy and function is fundamental for a complete understanding of cardiac physiology, which could reveal key insights for future experimental studies and clinical procedures.” “The functioning of the heart is very complex,” the researchers state. “The objective analysis of the myocardial structure by means of an automated method that includes the entire myocardium and uses different levels of three-dimensional complexity, reveals an organization of the fibers in the form of a continuous helical structure that makes up both ventricles, in agreement with the myocardial ventricular band model described by F. Torrent-Guasp,” they conclude. In addition, the following interview with one of the authors, Dr. Francesc Carreras, a cardiologist specialist with extensive experience in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, can also be viewed on the journal’s web page.
The complete study can be consulted in the October issue of the Revista Española de Cardiología.