Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Surgical revascularization for coronary artery disease (CAD) with coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is the recommended…

The term nonischemic cardiomyopathy refers to a heterogeneous group of disorders that ultimately lead to impaired cardiac performance, either from decreased function or from abnormal conduction. Although the diseases are…

Ischemic heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and Europe. Advances in therapy have resulted in improved survival of patients suffering from acute myocardial infarction…

The scope of clinically relevant myocardial ischemic disease renders it one of the most important problems facing modern medicine. Risk stratification, diagnosis, management, and monitoring of patients with suspected or…

Advances in cardiac gated computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have significantly expanded the role of imaging in the evaluation of cardiac lesions. Echocardiography is the most common…

Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) or positron emission tomography (PET) radionuclide techniques, is a commonly performed diagnostic imaging test to detect coronary artery disease…

The thoracic aorta may be affected by various disorders including aneurysms, dissections, intramural hematomas, penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers, and acute aortic injury. Specific pathophysiologic details of these entities are beyond the…

Diseases of the vascular system encompass a wide range of pathologic conditions with myriad clinical presentations. Appropriate diagnosis and management of these disorders require accurate depiction of the vascular anatomy,…

This chapter describes the role of noninvasive imaging modalities in the assessment of vascular manifestations of inflammatory and infectious disorders. Indications, limitations, technical aspects, and pitfalls and pearls of the…

Myocarditis is an acute inflammatory process resulting from various infectious (mostly viral), immune, and nonimmune causes in the absence of ischemic injury. In many cases, myocarditis does not identify itself…