In 2022, the Hungarian Cardiovascular Imaging community contributed to several scientifi
c papers that were published in international journals. Clinical research activities
employed novel echocardiographic methods including two- and three-dimensional, strain
and tissue Doppler imaging of all cardiac chambers. These echocardiographic modalities
were applied in diff erent patient populations such as patients with severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or post-SARS-CoV-2 aff ected individuals,
athletes, patients with systemic autoimmune diseases, cardiomyopathies, hematologic
diseases, metabolic diseases, congenital heart disease or valvular interventions.
Beyond resting echocardiography, original research results revealed important information
in the fi eld of exercise stress echocardiography as well. Hungarian studies using
cardiac magnetic resonance imaging evaluated patients with diff erent pathologies
such as cardiac amyloidosis, cardiomyopathies, myocarditis due to SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations,
and athletes in post-SARS-CoV-2 states. Hungarian research activities in the fi eld
of cardiac computed tomographic imaging covered the evaluation of moderate coronary
lesions, correlates of myocardial ischemia, coronary plaques, coronary calcium, recurrence
of atrial fi brillation after radiofrequency ablation and morphological changes after
valvular interventions. Novel technologies have been applied in cardiac computed tomographic
imaging by Hungarian researchers, with higher spatial resolution and enhanced spectral
capabilities in coronary artery assessment.
