Description
Book SynopsisThis manual is a comprehensive guide to cardiac diagnostic techniques for clinicians. Beginning with the basics, the book highlights the importance of history taking and physical examination.
The following sections provide in depth coverage of both new and more traditional diagnostic imaging techniques including electro- and echocardiogram, MRI, intravascular ultrasound, nuclear computerised tomography, and molecular imaging. Invasive diagnostic modalities and their clinical application are also discussed.
Written by internationally recognised specialists from the University of Iowa, this practical guide includes more than 700 images and illustrations.
Key points
- Comprehensive guide to cardiac diagnosis for clinicians
- Covers new and traditional imaging techniques for numerous cardiac disorders
- Internationally recognised author team
- More than 700 images and illustrations
Table of Contents
- History
- Physical Examination
- Plain Film Imaging of Adult Cardiovascular Disease
- Electrocardiogram
- ECG Exercise Testing
- The Left Ventricle
- Ventricular Function—Assessment and Clinical Application
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Stress Echocardiography
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Real Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiography
- Intravascular Coronary Ultrasound And Beyond
- Cardiovascular Nuclear Medicine—Nuclear Cardiology
- Cardiac Computed Tomography
- Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
- Molecular Imaging Of Vascular Disease
- Cardiac Hemodynamics And Coronary Physiology
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Swan-Ganz Catheters: Clinical Applications
- Coronary Angiography And Catheter-Based Coronary Intervention
