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Noninvasive Imaging of Myocardial Ischemia
. Ed(S): Anagnostopoulos, Constantinos; Nihoyannopoulos, Petros (Consultant Cardiologist, Imperial College Of School Of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospita
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Hardback. Reviews the imaging techniques for the diagnosis and management of IHD. The role of cardiac imaging for the detection of viability and hibernation is also discussed. A series of illustrated cases is included on the CD-ROM to illustrate the applications and rationale behind the use of cardiac imaging for the evaluation of patients with IHD. Editor(s): Anagnostopoulos, Constantinos; Nihoyannopoulos, Petros (Consultant Cardiologist, Imperial College of School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK); Bax, Jeroen J.; Wall, E. E. van der. Num Pages: 319 pages, 52 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MJD; MMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 807.
Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is the main cause of morbidity and mortality in the developed world. Despite advances and new developments in primary and secondary prevention, the prevalence of the disease and its complications remain high. Early detection has been shown to reduce significantly the risk of cardiac events such as myocardial infarction and death, while modern cardiology now provides specialists and general physicians with a variety of procedures for the assessment of IHD using noninvasive methods. This book reviews the currently available imaging techniques for the diagnosis and management of IHD. In addition, the role of cardiac imaging for ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
Number of Pages
319
Place of Publication
England, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846280276
SKU
V9781846280276
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About . Ed(S): Anagnostopoulos, Constantinos; Nihoyannopoulos, Petros (Consultant Cardiologist, Imperial College Of School Of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospita
Dr C. D. Anagnostopoulos is working at the Royal Brompton Hospital, he is an ex-president of the British Nuclear Cardiology Society and Guest Editor to the HEART journal. Dr Nihoyannopoulos is Secretary of the European Working Group on Echocardiography and Deputy Editor of the Eur J Echocardiography. He is currently the head of the Echocardiography laboratories at Hammersmith Hospital. Professor Jeroen Bax ... Read more
Reviews for Noninvasive Imaging of Myocardial Ischemia
From the reviews: Doody's Rating: 3 stars Reviewer: Seth Jay Kligerman, MD, MS(University of Colorado School of Medicine) Description: This book describes in detail the various imaging modalities used to evaluate myocardial ischemia. Additionally, the pathophysiology of myocardial ischemia is discussed in detail. Purpose: The purpose of the book, according to the author, is to ... Read more