EACVI Cardio Talk

With John-Paul Carpenter, Mater Private Hospital, Dublin - Ireland, EACVI Certification and Accreditation Committee Co-Chair, and Luna Gargani, University of Pisa, Pisa - Italy, EACVI Certification and Accreditation Committee Co-Chair.

Listen to this new episode of EACVI Cardio Talk and learn from John-Paul Carpenter and Luna Gargani about EACVI certification programmes current available and how to apply.

More information here: https://www.escardio.org/Education/Career-Development/Certification/eacvi-certification

With Sarah Birkhoelzer, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford - UK, and Edgar Argulian, Mount Sinai Morningside, New York - USA.

In this episode, we explore a study by Edgar Argulian published in European Heart Journal – Imaging Methods and Practice (2025), which challenges the assumption that myocardial ischaemia on exercise echocardiography (ExE) is benign when coronary angiography shows no obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD).

The study retrospectively analysed 84 patients with exercise-induced ischaemia but no obstructive CAD, subdividing them into those with normal coronaries (iNC) and non-obstructive CAD (iNOCAD).

Over a median 3.2-year follow-up, patients with ischaemia—especially those with iNC—faced significantly higher rates of acute chest pain and adverse cardiovascular outcomes compared to matched controls. Notably, women were overrepresented in the iNC group and were less likely to be on cardioprotective medications.

The findings suggest that what has often been labelled as a "false positive" ExE may in fact reflect underlying microvascular dysfunction, endothelial abnormalities, or vasospasm—particularly in women.

This study calls for more tailored evaluation, vigilant follow-up, and optimized treatment strategies in patients with symptomatic ischaemia despite "normal" angiograms. Tune in as we unpack the implications for clinical practice and why we should stop dismissing these findings as incidental. -

With Julia Grapsa, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Heart and Vascular Center, Boston - USA, Ana Maria G Almeida, Faculty of Medicine University of Lisbon, Lisbon - Portugal, and Sarah Birkhoelzer, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford - UK.

In this special episode, Sarah Birkhoelzer is joined by Julia Grapsa, Director of Education in Echocardiography at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Ana Almeida, Professor of Cardiology at the University of Lisbon. Together, they lead the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) Gender and Equity Special Interest Group (SIG).

The discussion opens with Julia reflecting on the group's origins and mission: to promote equity, inclusion, and representation in cardiovascular imaging across Europe and beyond. Ana highlights the group's key achievements, including pivotal publications such as the EACVI consensus document on multimodality imaging in women with cardiovascular disease—a must-read for clinicians and researchers alike.

The episode also delves into the group's educational and community-building initiatives, from their active newsletter and Facebook community to interactive brainstorming sessions.

Julia shares updates on their structured mentoring programme, supported by a competitive education grant, and Ana discusses ongoing research projects such as DOMINO and the VHD-W registry. Listeners will learn how to get involved with the SIG and why its mission is essential for both women and men in the field.

This inspiring conversation highlights the power of collaboration in shaping a more inclusive future in cardiovascular medicine.

With Sarah Moharem Elgamal, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool - UK, and Denisa Muraru, University of Milan Bicocca, Milan - Italy.

In this engaging episode of EACVI Cardio Talk titled "Coffee break," we are delighted to interview Denisa Muraru, the next President of EACVI and a renowned expert in Cardiovascular Imaging.

Throughout this episode, we learn about Denisa Muraru's journey, exploring the opportunities and challenges she has faced in her career. This insightful discussion also offers valuable advice and inspiration for cardiovascular imagers and researchers trying to identify their own path.

With Matteo Camelli, Polyclinic Santa Maria alle Scotte, Siena - Italy, and Rafael Vidal Perez, CHUAC, A Coruna - Spain.

Listen to this new episode of EACVI Cardio Talk and learn from Doctor Matteo Cameli about "Multimodality imaging for the evaluation and management of patients with long-term (durable) left ventricular assist devices. A clinical consensus statement of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging of the European Society of Cardiology".

Link to the clinical consensus statement: https://academic.oup.com/ehjcimaging/article/25/10/e217/7706343"

With Nay Aung, Queen Mary University of London, London - UK and Bernhard Gerber, Cliniques Saint-Luc UCL, Brussels - Belgium.

Listen to this new episode of EACVI Cardio Talk and learn from Professor Bernhard Gerber about "How to evaluate cardiomyopathies by cardiovascular magnetic resonance parametric mapping and late gadolinium enhancement.

Link to the article: https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jeac051

With Marco Jan Wilhelm Gotte and Marielle Van de Veerdonk, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and Ross Thomson, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.

In this episode of EACVI CardioTalk, Ross Thomson interviews Marco Gotte and Marielle van de Veerdonk, cardiac MRI experts and pioneers in CMR-guided interventional procedures. They discuss the practicalities, advantages and pitfalls of CMR-guided right heart catheterisation, how this technique can be used to construct atrial and ventricular pressure-volume loops, and how these data can provide unique insights into the pathophysiology of heart disease.

Recommended reading: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging-guided right heart catheterizations for cardiac pressure-volume loop analyses https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jeae074

With David Bluemke, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health - USA, and Mihir Sanghvi, Queen Mary University of London - United Kingdom.

In this episode, Mihir Sanghvi interviews David Bluemke, a world leader in the field of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging. David discusses his role in the journey of CMR from rare technique to modality of choice in large-scale studies, how CMR research at population scale has benefitted cardiovascular science and provides insights from his years of international leadership roles to the next generation of cardiovascular imagers.

With Mark Schuuring, University of Twente, Enschede - The Netherlands, and Shehab Anwer, University Heart Center, Zurich - Switzerland.

In this new episode of EACVI Cardio Talk, learn from Mark Schuuring about Social Media Strategy and how to enhance the publication's visibility & empower professional dialogue around Cardiovascular Imaging and Research.

Link to the article: https://academic.oup.com/ehjcimaging/article/25/9/1177/7656491

With Elena Romero Dorta, Charite University Hospital, Berlin - Germany and Elena Galli, Hospital Pontchaillou of Rennes, Rennes - France.

The recently published EACVI survey on radiation exposure in interventional echocardiography illustrates the high heterogeneity regarding radioprotection devices between centers and the low awareness of echocardiographers concerning their risk in this rapidly evolving field, which highlights the need of a systematic education of imagers on radioprotection measurements.

Elena Romero Dorta takes you through the most relevant points of this article with the main author, Elena Galli, who tells us about her experience, the motivation behind this survey and the aspects to highlight according to her expertise.

Link: https://academic.oup.com/ehjcimaging/article/25/6/727/7651011?login=false