Age: 40 years Gender: Female Occupation: Housewife Working diagnosis: Atrial septal defect with cyanosis HISTORY Born small for gestational age (1800 g), the patient was noted to be cyanotic on crying…
Age: 47 years Gender: Female Occupation: Staff nurse Working Diagnosis: Transient ischemic attack HISTORY The patient was completely well until she suddenly developed slurred speech one morning while preparing to…
Acknowledgments The authors are grateful to Celine Pitre, chief sonographer at the Montreal Heart Institute, for her contribution to the figures and videos, and to Dr François Marcotte for kindly…
Introduction The use of sensitive biomarkers has significantly improved the diagnosis of myocardial infarction (MI), and has been incorporated into the “Universal Definition” of MI (see Chapter 1 ). However,…
Introduction Myocardial infarction (MI) caused by coronary artery disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States (see Chapter 2 ). Although the advent of coronary care units…
Introduction Cardiovascular nuclear medicine imaging techniques are part of the ever-growing clinical noninvasive imaging armamentarium for the evaluation of suspected or known coronary artery disease (CAD). These techniques provide valuable…
Introduction Myocardial infarction (MI) is caused by atherothrombosis (see Chapter 3 ), with platelets playing a pivotal role in the initial onset of MI and its recurrence. Antiplatelet therapy targets…
Introduction Improvement in the acute treatment of myocardial infarction (MI) has made it possible for many patients to survive an initial MI and subsequently be exposed to the risk of…
Introduction Despite significant advances in the diagnosis and treatment of malignant cardiac arrhythmias, sudden cardiac death (SCD) occurs in 180,000 to 250,000 people annually, mostly in patients with coronary artery…
Introduction Evidence-based treatments for patients with myocardial infarction (MI) have improved outcomes, with substantive reductions in mortality rates ( Chapter 2 ). Nevertheless, patients who survive an acute MI remain…
