Overview

This book is focused on the use of non-invasive imaging in clinical cardiology. Its central theme is the use of different imaging modalities in the routine clinical problems that physicians encounter on a regular basis. Many different clinical issues are discussed, including valvular disease, coronary artery disease, and myocardial and pericardial disease. In these various pathologies, the applications of echocardiography, nuclear imaging, CMR and MSCT are highlighted. The majority of chapters are illustrated with a clinical case study and with moving images, which are contained on the accompanying CD. These case studies offer excellent examples of how to use the imaging modalities in clinical cardiology. Contributors are from Europe, the US and Asia to provide a global perspective. The ESC Education Series This book with its supporting CD is part of the ESC Education Series. The series is designed to provide medical professionals with the latest information about the understanding, diagnosis and management of cardiovascular diseases. Where available, management recommendations are based on the established European Guidelines, which encompass the best techniques to use with each cardiac disease. Throughout the series, the leading international opinion leaders have been chosen to edit and contribute to the books. The information is presented in a succinct and accessible format with a clinical focus.

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This book is well written by experts in the field and gives an excellent overview of a topic ... Well worth a place on your bookshelf. (Cardiology News, October 2008) This book is well written by experts in the field and gives an excellent overview of a topic which can be overwhelming for some, in a concise volume. Well worth a place on your bookshelf! (Cardiology News)

"""This book is well written by experts in the field and gives an excellent overview of a topic ... Well worth a place on your bookshelf."" (Cardiology News, October 2008) ""This book is well written by experts in the field and gives an excellent overview of a topic which can be overwhelming for some, in a concise volume. Well worth a place on your bookshelf!"" (Cardiology News)"

This book is well written by experts in the field and gives an excellent overview of a topic ... Well worth a place on your bookshelf. (Cardiology News, October 2008) This book is well written by experts in the field and gives an excellent overview of a topic which can be overwhelming for some, in a concise volume. Well worth a place on your bookshelf! (Cardiology News)

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Jeroen Bax Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands Specialism: Nuclear Cardiology Christopher Kramer University of Virginia Health System, Department of Radiology and Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA Specialism: Cardiac MRI Thomas H. Marwick Professor of Medicine and Head of Section, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia Specialism: Echocardiology William Wijns Cardiovascular Centre, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Ziekenhuis, Aalst, Belgium Specialism: General Imaging

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