Introduction to the Special Issue: Myocardial Imaging in Heart Failure

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In the past decade, there have been major advancements in the field of cardiac imaging. New imaging techniques were developed and new tracers have become ready for routine clinical use. These new tools and techniques have and will continue to impact the current management of patients with heart failure. All of the above allowed clinicians to better understand the pathophysiology of heart failure, detect earlier alterations in cardiac structure and function, and identify prognostic markers in patients with suspected or confirmed heart failure [1]. Thus, it is no wonder that the current heart failure guidelines have multiple class I indications for the use of these new techniques across the spectrum of the diagnosis and management of heart failure patients [2, 3]. …