Articles
Accuracy, Safety and Application of Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography
The degree of stenosis in focal plaque segments on coronary angiograms does not correlate with the risk of plaque rupture. Plaques that have...
An Update on Carotid Stent Trials and Perspectives
Strokes are frequently devastating events with potentially fatal complications and significant disability, resulting in a major impact on the...
An Update on Patent Foramen Ovale Closure
As an intra-cardiac right-to-left shunt, the patent foramen ovale (PFO) has gained attention over the last two decades because of its potential...
Beyond the Apnea-Hypopnea Index-Prognostic Value of Other Elements of Polysomnography to Describe Sleep-disordered Breathing in Heart Failure
A growing appreciation of the prevalence of sleep breathing disorders, especially as comorbidities of disease syndromes such as chronic heart...
Cardiac Computed Tomographic Angiography - A Diagnostic Revolution
CCTA has its foundation in coronary calcium scoring, which provides a quantification and measurement of calcified coronary plaque. Numerous...
Cardiac Computed Tomography - 2005
Since 1999, multidetector CT has been utilized to evaluate the heart. Advances in temporal resolution and imaging protocols have allowed cardiac...
Cardiac Computed Tomography Angiography - A Comparison with Other Modalities
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) afflicts greater than 70 million patients in the US alone, and accounts for over half of all deaths. Non-invasive...
Cardiac Imaging - Technical Advances in MDCT Compared with Conventional X-ray Angiography
The prospect of imaging the heart and coronary arteries using computed tomography (CT) has been anticipated since the development of CT more than...
Cardiac Imaging for Assessment of Left Ventricular Thrombus
Accurate detection of left ventricular (LV) thrombus affects clinical outcomes and therapeutic management, as thrombus provides a substrate for...
Cardiac Imaging with Iopromide in Dual-source Computed Tomography
Technical Basics of DSCT DSCT utilises two tube-detector systems that are mounted at orthogonal orientations in the gantry. The 180° data in...
Carotid Endarterectomy versus Endovascular Stent Placement as Therapy for Symptomatic Carotid Artery Disease
Stroke-related morbidity and mortality remain unacceptably high. Recent estimates suggest that it accounts for approximately one out of every 17...
Characteristics of Adiponectin and Coronary Plaque – An Intravascular Ultrasound Study
Adiponectin is thought to be involved in foam cell transformation. Although extensively studied, lipid accumulation in the vessel wall is...
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Epidemiology and Pathophysiology A recent prospective, long-term follow-up study assessed the incidence of symptomatic CTEPH in consecutive patients...
Clinical Implications of the SYNTAX Study
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the predominant cause of heart disease and the leading cause of death worldwide. In recent decades revolutionary...
Computed Tomographic Angiography and Nuclear Myocardial Perfusion
Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is an established method for non-invasively assessing the functional significance of coronary stenoses and...
Contrast-enhanced Multislice Computed Tomography of the Heart
Since the introduction of multislice computed tomography (MSCT) in 1998, non-invasive cardiac imaging has developed rapidly. In the recent past, two...
Contrast-induced Nephropathy in a High-risk Patient Population
CIN typically develops within 24.72 hours post-exposure to contrast medium, with renal function returning to baseline level in two weeks.8-10 The...
Cost-effectiveness of Gadofosveset in the Management of Patients with Symptomatic Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease
Both non-invasive and invasive diagnostic procedures are used to confirm the diagnosis of PAOD and to decide on the best method of patient management...
Current Use and Emerging Trends of Cardiac Imaging with Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Currently Available Imaging ModalitiesInvasive, catheter-based coronary angiography using various modes of access to the vascular system is the...
Developments in 3D Echocardiography
2D echocardiography (2DE) is a common diagnostic and treatment planning tool in clinical cardiology, especially for the assessment of left...
