Stress Testing During Cardiac Catheterization: Exercise, Pacing, and Dobutamine Challenge William Grossman Mauro Moscucci Some material in this chapter was developed for previous editions by Drs. Beverly Lorell, Mark Feldman,…
Angiography of the Aorta and Peripheral Arteries Michael R. Jaff John Rundback Kenneth Rosenfield Atherosclerosis is a systemic disease that afflicts millions of patients annually in the United States. Historically,…
Pulmonary Angiography Kyung Cho Nils Kucher Although right heart catheterization was first described in 1929,1 angiographic visualization of the pulmonary arteries was not performed until 1938.2 Initially, pulmonary angiography was…
Coronary Angiography Mauro Moscucci The contribution of William Grossman and Donald Baim to this chapter in prior editions is gratefully acknowledged. The initial attempts to perform coronary angiography used nonselective…
Coronary Artery Anomalies Paolo Angelini Jorge Monge The rich medical literature on coronary artery anomalies (CAA) suffers from many limitations, but the two main ones are 1. the superficial, general…
Cardiac Ventriculography Mauro Moscucci Robert C. Hendel Donald Baim was the author on this chapter in the previous edition, and the majority of his contributed text remains in the current…
Pitfalls in the Evaluation of Hemodynamic Data Zoltan G. Turi Acquisition of cardiac catheterization hemodynamic data has been revolutionized by the automation of hemodynamic measurement and recording since the first…
Calculation of Stenotic Valve Orifice Area Blase A. Carabello William Grossman The normal cardiac valve offers little resistance to blood flow. As valvular stenosis develops, there is progressively more resistance…
Blood Flow Measurement: Cardiac Output and Vascular Resistance Mauro Moscucci William Grossman The maintenance of blood flow commensurate with the metabolic needs of the body is a fundamental requirement of…
Shunt Detection and Quantification William Grossman Mauro Moscucci Detection, localization, and quantification of intracardiac shunts are an integral part of the hemodynamic evaluation of patients with congenital heart disease. In…
