Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

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Fig. 14.1 Dynamic LVOT obstruction. Asymmetric septal HCM with systolic anterior motion (SAM) in a 74-year-old man who presented with chest tightness. (a) Schematic illustration of LVOT obstruction. (b) Four-chamber…

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Calcium Scoring

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Parameters Conditions Prospective data acquisition At 80 % of R-R interval Tube voltage 130 kVp Tube current (630 mA) Slice thickness (3 mm) Acquisition time (100 ms) Contrast enhancement None…

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Pericardial Disease

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Fig. 20.1 Chest radiographs and CT of a patient with partial pericardial defect. (a) Chest PA view. The heart is displaced into the left chest; the right border of the…

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Atherosclerotic Coronary Artery Disease

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Fig. 5.1 Schematic diagram of SCCT coronary segmentation. RCA right coronary artery, R-PDA right posterior descending artery, L-PDA left posterior descending artery, L-PLB left posterolateral branch, R-PLB right posterolateral branch,…

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Dilated Cardiomyopathy

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Ischemia Medications Rheumatologic disease Infection Chemotherapeutic agents Systemic lupus, scleroderma Virus Antiretroviral drugs Endocrinologic disorders Bacteria Phenothiazines, chloroquine Pheochromocytoma, diabetes mellitus Fungus Electrolyte abnormalities Miscellaneous Parasite Hypocalcemia, uremia Radiation Rickettsia…

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Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease

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Fig. 12.1 MRI of a patient with myocardial thinning on cine and fibrosis on delayed gadolinium-enhanced imaging (DE-MRI) following MI. (a) Cine MRI with 4-chamber view shows myocardial thinning in…

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