Reappraising cardiac function with myocardial contraction fraction: normal values, disease detection, and prognostication
We established MCF reference ranges, showing superior performance for detecting early disease and tracking progression compared with LVEF. MCF offers enhanced prognostic utility, complementing established metrics of LV function.
Authors
- Jéssica Aparecida Artico
- P Kellman
- Marianna Fontanna
- Derralynn Hughes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4531-9173)
- H Shiwani
- Anish Bhuva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7532-7815)
- G Joy
- João B. Augusto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0040-5270)
- G Captur
- Aderonke Abiodun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2304-3551)
- Charlotte Manisty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0245-7090)
- Alun David Hughes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5432-5271)
- Lamia Al Saikhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9951-8832)
- Uzma Gul
- George D. Thornton
- James C Moon
- Benjamin Meredith
- Sabrina Nordin
- Viviana Maestrini
- Thomas A Treibel
- Rebecca Hughes
- Rebecca Kozor
- Silvia Castelletti
- Rhodri H Davies
- Erik Schelbert
Institutions
- King's College - North Carolina (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- King's College London (GB)
- Royal North Shore Hospital (AU)
- The Royal Free Hospital (GB)
- British Heart Foundation (GB)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (US)
- Ospedale Santa Maria della Misericordia di Udine (IT)
- Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- Misericordia University (US)
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (SA)
- University of Glasgow (GB)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
- Published
- 2026-01-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jeag019
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00