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…
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….
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…
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,…
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,…
Environmental Exposures and Cardiovascular Disease Ahmed Ibrahim Richard A. Lange INTRODUCTION Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are largely preventable but may have increased globally because of a mismatch between slowly adapting human…
Dysautonomia Salvatore Savona Ralph Augostini INTRODUCTION The autonomic nervous system is essential for maintaining homeostasis and impacts nearly all organ systems. Dysautonomia can present in a myriad of diseases and…
Cardiac Disease in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Timir K. Paul Sukhdeep Bhogal INTRODUCTION Since the introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the mid-1990s, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has transformed into…
Cardiac Tumors Avirup Guha Abdallah Mughrabi Zeeshan Hussain INTRODUCTION Cardiac masses are rare but critical entities that may involve the endocardium, myocardium, epicardium, and/or pericardium. These include benign tumors, malignant…
Cardio-Oncology Courtney M. Campbell Ajay Vallakati Daniel Addison Ragavendra R. Baliga INTRODUCTION Cardio-oncology is an emerging discipline that encompasses the cardiovascular care of the oncology patient.1,2,3,4,5 The discipline also includes…
