Cardiovascular Imaging A handbook for clinical practice - Part 4 docx

... tests that are available to clinicians are based on the assessment of regional and global function, regional myocardial perfu- sion, myocardial metabolism, or coronary anatomy. The cardiovascular ... pharmacologic myocardial perfusion imaging that are associated with high-risk CAD and an increased probability of future cardiac events. A large amount of data published in the literature...

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... index. ISBN-13: 97 8-1 -4 0 5 1-3 13 1-5 (alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1 -4 05 1-3 13 1 -4 (alk. paper) 1. Heart — Imaging — Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Cardiovascular system — Imaging — Handbooks, manuals, etc. [DNLM: ... published 2005 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cardiovascular imaging : a handbook for clinical practice / edited by Jeroen J. Bax...

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... 3 CSA LVOT VTI LVOT VTI As-Jet Stenotic valve AVA Figure 3.7 Schematic diagram of the continuity equation to calculate the aortic valve area. AVA, aortic valve area; CSA, cross-sectional area; LVOT, left ventricular ... information about the mechanism of AR and its etiology is currently the domain of echocardiogra- phy, particularly using the transeophageal approach (Table 4. 2, Figs 4. 3 a...

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... as- cending aorta. Echocardiography Echocardiography (TTE and TEE) is a non-invasive and readily available modality for evaluation of aortic dissection. TTE can evaluate the aortic root and arch, but ... addition, aortogra- phy may also fail to detect intramural hematoma. Advances in imaging modalities have led to the increasing use of non-invasive imaging studies such as CT, MRI, and...

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... so far as peripheral vascular disease is an important marker and a strong predictor for cardiovascular events, in particular myocar- dial infarction and stroke. The diagnosis of peripheral vascular ... data sets in 2 74 patients after acute myocardial infarction, Miller et al. 3 found a significant association between infarct size and overall, as well as car- diac mortality at mid-ter...

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... diagnoses Acute dyspnea 159 Figure 13 .4 Apical three-chamber transthoracic echocardiogram in an 83-year-old man with acute pulmonary edema 2 days after acute anterior myocardial infarction demonstrating ... therapy and in-hospital mor- tality following major non-cardiac surgery. JAMA 20 04; 291:2092–9. 44 Smith SC, Blair SN, Bonow RO, et al. AHA/ACC guidelines for preventing heart attack...

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... hemodynamics. Conventional echocardiographic parameters Table 15.1 provides an overview on the available conventional parameters that are valuable for the assessment of dyssynchrony before CRT implantation and for ... by real-time transthoracic three-dimensional echocardio- graphy. Heart 20 04; 90 :48 2. 22 Franke A, Breithardt OA, Rulands D, Sinha AM, Kuhl HP, Stellbrink C. Quantitative...

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... of magnetic resonance imaging of cardiac and paracardiac masses. Am J Cardiol 2003;92:890. Further reading Araoz PA, Mulvagh SL, Tazlaar HD, et al. CT and MR imaging of benign primary cardiac neoplasms ... provides improved imaging of smaller masses, particularly in the atria, atrial appendages, or associated with valvular structures. Contrast-enhanced echocardiography improves visualiz...

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... PM Page 244 CHAPTER 19 Evaluation of the transplanted heart Oberdan Parodi, Maria Frigerio, and Benedetta De Chiara Introduction Cardiac transplantation is an established treatment for advanced ... Diagnostic and prognostic value of serial dobuta- mine stress echocardiography for non-invasive assessment of cardiac allograft vascu- lopathy: comparison with coronary angiography and intrav...

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... deformations may also be present. Catheter-driven angiography has clear advantages in imaging quality, but radiation burden and invasiveness are important drawbacks. Therefore, magnetic resonance imaging ... great arteries assessed with magnetic resonance imaging. Heart 20 04; 90:678– 84. 4 Prakash A, Powell AJ, Krishnamurthy R, Geva T. Magnetic resonance imaging evalua- tion of myo...

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