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Overview

Bart Bijnens is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a primary focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Epidemiology, and Surgery.

Their research topics cover a diverse array of cardiovascular and developmental health issues. Key areas include:

  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Congenital Heart Disease Studies
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
  • Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise

Bijnens has published frequently in a number of scientific venues, notably:

  • European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
  • Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • European Heart Journal
  • Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Scientific Reports

The scientist has co-authored publications with numerous researchers, including:

  • Marta Sitges
  • F. Crispi
  • Filip Lončarić
  • Patricia García-Canadilla
  • E. Gratacós

Selected recent papers illustrate the scope and focus of Bijnens's research activities:

  • "Machine Learning in Fetal Cardiology: What to Expect," 2020, published in Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy
  • "Prevalence and pattern of cardiovascular magnetic resonance late gadolinium enhancement in highly trained endurance athletes," 2020, Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
  • "Machine Learning for Clinical Decision-Making: Challenges and Opportunities in Cardiovascular Imaging," 2022, Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
  • "Main Patterns of Fetal Cardiac Remodeling," 2020, Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy
  • "Distribution of myocardial work in arterial hypertension: insights from non-invasive left ventricular pressure-strain relations," 2020, International Journal of Cardiac Imaging

Best Publications

  • Regional Strain and Strain Rate Measurements by Cardiac Ultrasound: Principles, Implementation and Limitations

    Jan D'hooge;A. Heimdal;F. Jamal;Tomasz Kukulski

  • Strain and strain rate imaging: a new clinical approach to quantifying regional myocardial function.

    George R Sutherland;Giovanni Di Salvo;Piet Claus;Jan D'hooge

  • Experimental Validation of a New Ultrasound Method for the Simultaneous Assessment of Radial and Longitudinal Myocardial Deformation Independent of Insonation Angle

    Stian Langeland;Jan D’hooge;Patrick F. Wouters;H. Alex Leather

  • Myocardial function defined by strain rate and strain during alterations in inotropic states and heart rate

    Frank Weidemann;Fadi Jamal;George R. Sutherland;Piet Claus

  • Fetal Growth Restriction Results in Remodeled and Less Efficient Hearts in Children

    Fàtima Crispi;Bart Bijnens;Francesc Figueras;Joaquim Bartrons

  • Can natural strain and strain rate quantify regional myocardial deformation? A study in healthy subjects

    Mirosław Kowalski;Tomasz Kukulski;Fadi Jamal;Jan D’hooge

  • Long-Term Outcome of Aortic Dissection With Patent False Lumen Predictive Role of Entry Tear Size and Location

    Artur Evangelista;Armando Salas;Aida Ribera;Ignacio Ferreira-González

  • Cardiac resynchronization therapy can reverse abnormal myocardial strain distribution in patients with heart failure and left bundle branch block.

    Ole A Breithardt;Christoph Stellbrink;Lieven Herbots;Piet Claus

  • Quantification of regional left and right ventricular radial and longitudinal function in healthy children using ultrasound-based strain rate and strain imaging.

    Frank Weidemann;Benedicte Eyskens;Fadi Jamal;Luc Mertens

  • Identification of acutely ischemic myocardium using ultrasonic strain measurements: A clinical study in patients undergoing coronary angioplasty

    Tomasz Kukulski;Fadi Jamal;Lieven Herbots;Jan D’hooge

  • Regional longitudinal strain distribution in the left and right ventricle in children after correction of tetralogy of fallot using ultrasound based strain rate imaging

    Frank Weidemann;B Eyskens;L Simmons;Miroslaw Kowalski

  • Feasibility of strain and strain rate imaging for the assessment of regional left atrial deformation: A study in normal subjects

    C Sirbu;L Herbots;Jan D'hooge;Piet Claus

  • Toward understanding response to cardiac resynchronization therapy: left ventricular dyssynchrony is only one of multiple mechanisms

    Chirine Parsai;Bart Bijnens;Bart Bijnens;Bart Bijnens;George Ross Sutherland;Aigul Baltabaeva

  • Noninvasive Quantification of the Contractile Reserve of Stunned Myocardium by Ultrasonic Strain Rate and Strain

    Fadi Jamal;Jörg Strotmann;Frank Weidemann;Tomasz Kukulski

  • Two-dimensional ultrasonic strain rate measurement of the human heart in vivo

    J. D'hooge;E. Konofagou;F. Jamal;A. Heimdal

  • Velocity and deformation imaging for the assessment of myocardial dysfunction

    Bart H. Bijnens;Maja Cikes;Piet Claus;George R. Sutherland

  • Myocardial dysfunction late after low-dose anthracycline treatment in asymptomatic pediatric patients.

    Javier Ganame;Piet Claus;Anne Uyttebroeck;Marleen Renard

  • Acute changes in systolic and diastolic events during clinical coronary angioplasty: a comparison of regional velocity, strain rate, and strain measurement

    Tomasz Kukulski;Fadi Jamal;Jan D'Hooge;Bart Bijnens

  • Defining the Transmurality of a Chronic Myocardial Infarction by Ultrasonic Strain-Rate Imaging Implications for Identifying Intramural Viability: An Experimental Study

    Frank Weidemann;Christoph Dommke;Bart Bijnens;Piet Claus

  • REVIEW ARTICLE Regional Strain and Strain Rate Measurements by Cardiac Ultrasound: Principles, Implementation and Limitations

    A. Heimdal;F. Jamal;T. Kukulski;B. Bijnens

Frequent Co-Authors

George R. Sutherland
George R. Sutherland St George's, University of London
Paul Suetens
Paul Suetens KU Leuven
Jan D'hooge
Jan D'hooge KU Leuven
Eduard Gratacós
Eduard Gratacós University of Barcelona
Luc Mertens
Luc Mertens University of Toronto
Alejandro F. Frangi
Alejandro F. Frangi University of Manchester
Lluis Mont
Lluis Mont University of Barcelona
Marc Gewillig
Marc Gewillig KU Leuven
Jan Thoen
Jan Thoen KU Leuven

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