Publications

Research Highlights

Multiparametric Early Detection and Prediction of Cardiotoxicity Using Myocardial Strain, T1 and T2 Mapping, and Biochemical Markers: A Longitudinal Cardiac Resonance Imaging Study During 2 Years of Follow-Up
This publication features key outcome data from the PREFECT study demonstrating MyoStrain's ability to help clinicians detect and predict early cardiotoxicity in patients undergoing cancer therapy. These findings highlight MyoStrain as an accurate and sensitive assessment that may enable cardio-oncologists to implement cardio-protective strategies for cancer patients.
Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging
June 15, 2021
Hyperventilation/Breath-Hold Maneuver to Detect Myocardial Ischemia by Strain-Encoded CMR: Diagnostic Accuracy of a Needle-Free Stress Protocol
This article demonstrates MyoStrain’s speed and sensitivity to successfully measure cardiac stress during a safe, simple hyperventilation breathing maneuver. Performed without any pharmacological or physical stress protocols, this new technique may provide clinicians with a faster and safer quantitative stress test to help improve the diagnosis and management of coronary artery disease.
JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
April 15, 2021
Left and right ventricular strain using fast strain-encoded cardiovascular magnetic resonance for the diagnostic classification of patients with chronic non-ischemic heart failure due to dilated, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or cardiac amyloidosis
The study compared MyoStrain’s ability to quantify and differentiate asymptomatic patients based on their cardiac risk versus traditional ejection faction, reiterating the technology's potential as a critical cardiac risk stratification tool enabling clinicians to identify at-risk patients early for individualized preventative treatment.
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
April 5, 2021
Fast strain-encoded cardiac magnetic resonance for diagnostic classification and risk stratification of heart failure patients
This article demonstrates MyoStrain's ability to identify patients with subclinical LV dysfunction and those at risk for heart failure-related outcomes compared with LVEF, providing an additional diagnostic window for prevention treatments.
JACC Cardiovascular Imaging
January 13, 2021
Economic evaluation of cardiac magnetic resonance with fast-SENC in the diagnosis and management of early heart failure
A cost-impact analysis of MyoStrain in the early diagnosis and management of MyoStrain, this manuscript compares the cost-saving potential of MyoStrain versus echocardiography.
BMC Health Economics Review
May 23, 2019
Strain‐encoded magnetic resonance: a method for the assessment of myocardial deformation
This clinical review article describes the history and evolution of the MyoStrain technology. The manuscript itself provides a detailed summary of existing literature about MyoStrain and its predecessor technologies HARP and SENC, totaling 400+ publications representing 70,000+ patient data points to date.
ESC Heart Failure Journal
April 25, 2019
Multiparametric Early Detection and Prediction of Cardiotoxicity Using Myocardial Strain, T1 and T2 Mapping, and Biochemical Markers: A Longitudinal Cardiac Resonance Imaging Study During 2 Years of Follow-Up
This publication features key outcome data from the PREFECT study demonstrating MyoStrain's ability to help clinicians detect and predict early cardiotoxicity in patients undergoing cancer therapy. These findings highlight MyoStrain as an accurate and sensitive assessment that may enable cardio-oncologists to implement cardio-protective strategies for cancer patients.
Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging
June 15, 2021
Hyperventilation/Breath-Hold Maneuver to Detect Myocardial Ischemia by Strain-Encoded CMR: Diagnostic Accuracy of a Needle-Free Stress Protocol
This article demonstrates MyoStrain’s speed and sensitivity to successfully measure cardiac stress during a safe, simple hyperventilation breathing maneuver. Performed without any pharmacological or physical stress protocols, this new technique may provide clinicians with a faster and safer quantitative stress test to help improve the diagnosis and management of coronary artery disease.
JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
April 15, 2021
Left and right ventricular strain using fast strain-encoded cardiovascular magnetic resonance for the diagnostic classification of patients with chronic non-ischemic heart failure due to dilated, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or cardiac amyloidosis
The study compared MyoStrain’s ability to quantify and differentiate asymptomatic patients based on their cardiac risk versus traditional ejection faction, reiterating the technology's potential as a critical cardiac risk stratification tool enabling clinicians to identify at-risk patients early for individualized preventative treatment.
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
April 5, 2021

Select MyoStrain® Publications

The MyoStrain technology is rigorously validated across 500+ peer-reviewed publications (including 50+ in JACC and Circulation) representing more than 80,000 patient data points. The following selection contains the most recent and pivotal articles not highlighted above.

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CMR fast-SENC intramyocardial LV & RV segmental strain detects cardiotoxicity during oncology treatment and impact of cardioprotection therapy before echocardiography
This abstract utilizes MyoStrain in the early detection of cardiotoxicity for patients undergoing oncology treatment, as compared to echocardiography. The abstract also examines the effectiveness of cardio-protection, utilizing MyoStrain to monitor and manage the effects of cardioprotective therapy on patient heart function.
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Cardio-oncology
August 31, 2019
Abstract at ESC Congress 2019
Fast-SENC quantifies segmental right ventricular intramyocardial strain to assess subclinical RV dysfunction prior to changes in RV ejection fraction
A new abstract studies MyoStrain's (fast-SENC) ability to assess right ventricular cardiac dysfunction, as well as to monitor the effects of treatment and device interventions using segmental myocardial strain.
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Technical Comparison
August 31, 2019
Abstract at ESC Congress 2019
CMR fast-SENC segmental intramyocardial LV strain detects heart disease progression based on ACC/AHA Heart Failure stage before global longitudinal strain or ejection fraction
This new abstract explores MyoStrain's ability to follow the progression of heart disease based on American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association heart failure stages using segmental intramyocardial strain metrics.
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Heart Failure
August 31, 2019
Abstract at ESC Congress 2019
CMR fast-SENC intramyocardial LV & RV segmental strain helps manage cardioprotective therapy in patients exhibiting cardiotoxicity during cancer treatment
This abstract demonstrates the clinical application of MyoStrain as a tool to help quantify, monitor, and manage cardio-protection for oncology patients exhibiting cardiotoxicity.
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Cardio-oncology
August 31, 2019
Abstract at ESC Congress 2019
Effect of comprehensive initial training on the variability of left ventricular measures using fast-SENC cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
An article discussing the effects of experience using MyoStrain on accuracy of test results, this article demonstrates consistency and reproducibility of MyoStrain results independent of operator expertise.
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Technical Comparison
August 21, 2019
Scientific Reports
Echocardiography and cardiovascular magnetic resonance based evaluation of myocardial strain and relationship with late gadolinium enhancement
This paper evaluates and compares MyoStrain's ability to detect fibrosis based on late gadolinium enhancement versus speckle tracking echocardiography.
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Chronic Diseases
August 8, 2019
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Strain-encoded cardiac magnetic resonance imaging: a new approach for fast estimation of left ventricular function
As a new approach for the rapid assessment of intra-myocardial dysfunction, this paper looks at the speed and clinical efficiency of MyoStrain. Through this method, Myostrain demonstrates rapid quantification of myocardial strain, helping to overcome lengthy CMR scan times and capacity issues.
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Technical Comparison
March 5, 2019
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
The strain-encoded (SENC) MR imaging for detection of global right ventricular dysfunction in pulmonary hypertension
This publication examines the use of MyoStrain myocardial strain assessment to detect right ventricular dysfunction in patients with pulmonary hypertension.
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Chronic Diseases
February 1, 2019
International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging
Reproducibility study on myocardial strain assessment using fast-SENC cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
In this paper, the authors demonstrate the reproducibility of myocardial strain derived from MyoStrain (fast-SENC) in the quantification and assessment left ventricular heart function.
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Technical Comparison
September 20, 2018
Scientific Reports