Mario J. Garcia

This textbook covers the fundamental principles of cardiovascular imaging modalities and their applications for the diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases. The main focus is on the comprehensive diagnosis of clinical conditions/disease entities through the most effective cardiovascular imaging test or combination. The authors discuss the clinical utility and relative value of each test to address specific clinical questions, based on evidence and expert opinion. Each chapter presents information in the following format: overview, discussion of pathophysiology; differential diagnosis/diagnostic evaluation; prognosis; therapeutic guidance with illustration of treatment pathway. A companion Website will offer the full text, ten multiple-choice questions for each chapter, still and cine images, and imaging clips.

A Multimodality Approach

Noninvasive Cardiovascular Imaging

Vasken Dilsizian

David Bello

Heart failure is a progressive disease with the potential for gradual deterioration. Non-invasive imaging techniques play a critical role in both assessing what caused the heart failure as well as monitoring the damage and deterioration of the heart. In this issue of Heart Failure Clinics, experts discuss a number of non-invasive imaging techniques including nuclear probes for assessing myocardial viability, hyperenhancement MRI, and novel techniques of ultrasound assessment and diastolic dysfunction.

Noninvasive Imaging of Heart Failure

Allan L. Klein

This reference thoroughly equips you to successfully diagnose and manage even the most complex incidences of diastolic heart failure and their comorbidities. It examines the basic mechanisms of this condition through discussions of both cellular and anatomic causes; guides you through non-invasive techniques for diagnosis, including echocardiography, cardiac CT, and MRI; and provides expert advice on pharmacologic management. Covers the basic mechanisms of diastolic heart problems from both cellular and anatomic perspectives. Chapters covering modalities helpful in assessment of diastolic function such as: echocardiography, cardiac MRI, radionuclide ventriculography, and invasive hemodynamic measurements. Features in-depth assessments of all diagnostic methods for diastolic heart failure, including rationales for their use. Examines contributing conditions that play a role in diastolic heart failure and offers guidance on their management. Offers pharmacologic strategies for multiple problem management.

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