Emergencies: Acute Chest Pain
Fig. 1 Early triage of ED patients presenting with chest pain (Adapted from Rybicki et al. 2016) Based on this initial evaluation, the ED physician has to risk-stratify the majority…
CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Valvular Heart Disease
Dipan J. Shah, MD THE ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVES INTRODUCTION The assessment of valvular heart disease using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) has become an excellent alternative to other imaging modalities; in some…
Coronary artery Disease
FIGURE 4-1 Multiplanar reformat image shows angiographicallynormal LMCA and LAD coronary arteries. FIGURE 4-2 Multiplanar reformat view of the Cx indicates no angiographically definable disease. FIGURE 4-3 Multiplanar reformat view…
Pericardial Disease
Amr M. Ajlan, MD, FRCPCJonathon Leipsic, MD CASE 1 Normal Pericardial Anatomy by CT A 74-year-old woman smoker presented with a productive cough. She did not improve despite a course…
Semilunar Valves
Kamran Shaikh, MD, FASE, FACCDipan J. Shah, MD INTRODUCTION TO ASSESSMENT OF SEMILUNAR VALVES BY CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE The assessment of valvular heart disease involves: • assessment of the…
Congenital Heart Disease
FIGURE 9-1 Frame from a horizontal long-axis SSFP cine acquisition demonstrates enlargement of the RA and RV. FIGURE 9-2 Dark-blood double inversion recovery (DIR) imaging in the axial plane at…
Genetic Myocardial Disease
FIGURE 6-1 Precordial leads from an eCG performed as part of a routine checkup in a 43-year-old man demonstrate marked T-wave abnormality, particularly in V3 through V6. Family history revealed…
Pulmonary Hypertension
Ashish Aneja, MD OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE OF CARDIAC MRI IN PULMONARY HYPERTENSION Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) is defined by a mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) over 25 mm Hg at…
Ischemic Myocardial Disease
Subha V. Raman, MD, MSEE, FACC, FAHA INTRODUCTION Ischemic heart disease (IHD) requires precise assessment of the myocardium—the presence and extent of irreversibly injured, ischemic and nonischemic/noninjured muscle are essential…
Cardiac Masses
John D. Grizzard, MDNavneet Narula, MDJonathan W. Weinsaft, MD CARDIAC NEOPLASMS PATIENT HISTORY A 45-year-old woman presents for evaluation in the context of progressive dyspnea. Prior medical evaluation is significant…
