Noninvasive Imaging of Myocardial Ischemia

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 (Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands). Professor Ernst Van der Wall (Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands) is an extremely influential name in cardiac imaging. He has written or edited numerous cardiac imaging books and is one of the most respected names in the field.      

Principles of Pathophysiology Related to Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging.- Echocardiography in Coronary Artery Disease.- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance.- Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy.- Positron Emission Tomography.- Computed Tomography Techniques and Principles. Part a. Electron Beam Computed Tomography.- Computed Tomography Techniques and Principles. Part b. Multislice Computed Tomography.- Noninvasive Assessment of Asymptomatic Individuals at Risk of Coronary Heart Disease. Part a.- Noninvasive Assessment of Asymptomatic Individuals at Risk of Coronary Heart Disease. Part b.- Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease.- Prognostic Assessment by Noninvasive Imaging. Part a. Clinical Decision-making in Patients with Suspected or Known Coronary Artery Disease.- Prognostic Assessment by Noninvasive Imaging. Part b. Risk Assessment Before Noncardiac Surgery by Noninvasive Imaging.- Imaging in the Emergency Department or Chest Pain Unit.- Risk Stratification after Acute Coronary Syndromes.- Role of Stress Imaging Techniques in Evaluation of Patients Before and after Myocardial Revascularization.- Imaging Techniques for Assessment of Viability and Hibernation.- Myocardial Ischemia in Conditions Other Than Atheromatous Coronary Artery Disease.- Myocardial Ischemia in Congenital Heart Disease: The Role of Noninvasive Imaging.