A handbook for clinical practice - part 4 docx

... Bax [et al.]. p. ; cm. — (ESC educational series) Includes index. ISBN -1 3 : 97 8 -1 -4 05 1- 3 13 1- 5 (alk. paper) ISBN -1 0 : 1- 4 05 1- 3 13 1- 4 (alk. paper) 1. Heart — Imaging — Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Cardiovascular ... European Society of Cardiology. III. Series. RC683.5.I42C378 2005 616 .1 20754 dc22 2005007226 ISBN -1 3 : 97 8 -1 -4 05 1- 3 13 1- 5 ISBN -1...

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... Valvular Heart Disease. Eur Heart J 20 03 ;24 : 123 1–43. Mitral regurgitation 25 BCI2 6/17/05 10:04 PM Page 25 Aortic valve area A limitation of velocity and pressure gradient data is that a relatively ... 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-s...

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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 ... Newer, gadolinium-enhanced, three-dimensional magnetic resonance angiography (3D MRA) techniques allow rapid acquisition of an- giograms of the thoracic and abdominal aorta and their bran...

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... 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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... seg- 120 Chapter 10 Table 10.1 Imaging techniques: advantages and limitations. Technique Advantage Limitation Conventional angiography Gold standard Invasive Risk Cost MRA Non-invasive Availability Cost CTA ... availability. Magnetic resonance angiography Gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) has proven valuable for the non-invasive assessment of peripheral vascular di...

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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 ... interventricular Chronic dyspnea 169 BCI14 6/ 15/05 8:37 PM Page 169 Figure 13 .6 Apical four-chamber transthoracic echocardiogram in 79-year-old woman with acute dyspnea 10 days afte...

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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 ... resynchronization for severe heart failure: evaluation by tissue Doppler imaging. Circulation 2002;106:2 078 –84. 28 Bax JJ, Ansalone G, Breithardt OA, et al. Echocardio...

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... of magnetic resonance imaging of cardiac and paracardiac masses. Am J Cardiol 2003;92 :89 0. 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 visual...

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... 11: 09 AM Page 262 New imaging modalities Magnetic resonance imaging Magnetic resonance perfusion imaging (MRPI) using gadolinium-based con- trast agents has recently been validated as a clinical ... 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...

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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 ... congenital cardiovascular disease pre- and postoperative states in in- fants and children. J Magn Reson Imaging 2000;12 :103 4–42. 8 Vliegen HW, Van Straten A, de Roos A, et al....

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... bibliographical references. ISBN -1 3 : 97 8 -1 -4 05 1- 3 29 2-3 ISBN -1 0 : 1- 4 05 1- 3 29 2-2 1. Cardiac arrest–Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Priori, Silvia G. II. Zipes, Douglas P. [DNLM: 1. Death, Sudden, Cardiac. ... 2006] RC685.C173S7 713 2006 616 .1 23025–dc22 2005 014 112 ISBN -1 3 : 97 8 -1 -4 05 1- 3 29 2-3 ISBN -1 0 : 1- 4 05 1- 3 29 2-2 A catalogue record...

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... mortality after acute myocardial infarction. Lancet 1999; 35 3: 139 0– 139 6. 53. Ghuran A, Reid F, La Rovere MT, et al. The ATRAMI Investigators. Heart rate turbulence-based predictors of fatal and ... T-wave variability. T-wave alternans, usually analyzed in exercise testing, is yet another measure of myocardial vulnerability to arrhythmias. Signal-averaged ECG A broad QRS complex is a...

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... evaluated the import- ance of revascularization in patients scheduled for CABG with an ejection fraction less than 36% and an abnormal signal-averaged ECG (SAECG). After cardiopulmonary bypass, ... cardiac arrest. Am Heart J 1988; 115: 781–785. 18. Mangi AA, Boeve TJ, Vlahakes GJ et al. Surgical coronary revascularization and antiarrhythmic therapy in survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac .....

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... guideline update for implantation of cardiac pacemakers and antiarrhythmia devices: summary art- icle: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association task force on practice ... treated with beta-blockers and continuous pacing. Circulation 199 9; 100(24): 2431–2436. 33. Shimizu W, Tanaka K, Suenaga K, Wakamoto A. Bradycardia-dependent early afterdepolarization...

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