CARDIOLOGY

Hybrid and Multimodality Imaging

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Hybrid and Multimodality Imaging Albert J. Sinusas INTRODUCTION Multimodality imaging is routinely used to facilitate the diagnosis and evaluation of cardiovascular diseases, along with risk stratification, and directing and monitoring…

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Periprocedural Imaging

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Periprocedural Imaging Federico Asch INTRODUCTION Historically, structural heart disease has been a field limited to surgical interventions, with periprocedural imaging providing the initial diagnosis and indication for intervention (eg, to…

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Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Louis-Philippe David Panagiotis Antiochos Raymond Y. Kwong INTRODUCTION Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) is a noninvasive, nonionizing imaging modality, with high spatial resolution, that is considered…

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Cardiac Computed Tomography

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Cardiac Computed Tomography Ron Blankstein Vasvi Singh INTRODUCTION Cardiac computed tomography (CCT) has evolved considerably over the past 15 years and now serves an essential role in the practice of…

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Echocardiography

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Echocardiography Edwin Ho Cynthia Taub INTRODUCTION Echocardiography is an imaging modality that utilizes ultrasound to visualize cardiac structure and function. It is the most commonly used imaging technique in cardiology…

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Nuclear Cardiology and Molecular Imaging

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Nuclear Cardiology and Molecular Imaging Sean R. McMahon Josiah Bote William Lane Duvall INTRODUCTION Nuclear cardiology plays a fundamental role in the noninvasive diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease, which…

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Electrocardiographic Exercise Testing

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Electrocardiographic Exercise Testing Zain Ul Abideen Asad Chittur A. Sivaram INTRODUCTION Diagnosis of myocardial ischemia remains an important clinical challenge in patients presenting with chest pain in the ambulatory clinic….

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Chest Radiography

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Chest Radiography Jonathan Alis Linda B. Haramati INTRODUCTION The chest radiograph is one of the most frequently performed imaging tests. Its wide availability, relative low cost, and minimal radiation exposure…

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Principles of Imaging Techniques

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Principles of Imaging Techniques Mario J. Garcia Kana Fujikura INTRODUCTION The American Heart Association estimates that approximately 17.6 million deaths were attributed to cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the United States,…

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Amyloid Cardiomyopathy

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Amyloid Cardiomyopathy Courtney M. Campbell Rami Kahwash Ajay Vallakati INTRODUCTION Amyloid cardiomyopathy is increasingly recognized as an underdiagnosed cause of heart failure. Amyloidosis occurs when proteins misfold, form amyloid fibrils,…

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