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Author(s):
Steven B Feinstein
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3 years ago
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging (CEUS) is a non-invasive imaging modality that utilizes air-filled microspheres as blood pool agents, which act as intravascular indicators, resulting in improved accuracy and reliability in performing ultrasound images of the heart. CEUS is increasingly used throughout the US, South America, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, Japan, Canada, and Asia as a…
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Author(s):
Deepak Padmanabhan
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Sandeep Shankar
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Avinash Chandrashekharaiah
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et al
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3 years ago
Ionizing radiation is a workplace hazard that goes undetected. In the cardiac catheterization laboratory, where various interventional and electrophysiological procedures are done, physicians and other staff are exposed to ionizing radiation daily. The amount of radiation exposure in the catheterization laboratory is exponentially more compared to other departments using X-ray and fluoroscopy,…
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Author(s):
Sandeep K Goyal
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Bruce S Stambler
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3 years ago
Catheter ablation is the mainstay of treatment in the management of cardiac arrhythmias. The number of catheter ablation procedures performed worldwide in the past 25 years has significantly increased and is expected to increase further. Cardiac ablation requires catheters to be advanced and manipulated within cardiovascular structures. This manipulation has traditionally been performed under…
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Cardiac Computed Tomography—2005
Author(s):
Matthew J Budoff
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3 years ago
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Author(s):
Marc Sirol
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3 years ago
Atherosclerosis and its thrombotic complications are the first cause of mortality and morbidity in industrialized countries. Furthermore, despite pharmacological intervention and lifestyle changes, cardiovascular disease (CVD) continues to be the principal cause of death in the US. Despite great advances in the understanding of the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis and its risk…
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Author(s):
Mahadevappa Mahesh
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3 years ago
Coronary artery disease (CAD) represents the major cause of morbidity and mortality in Western populations. The prime diagnostic tool that allowed the development of rational treatment techniques for this disease is invasive coronary angiography ((CA) an X-ray fluoroscopy guided procedure), which is associated with a low rate of life-threatening complications. More than 40% of the invasive CA…
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Author(s):
Mahadevappa Mahesh
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3 years ago
Coronary artery disease (CAD) represents the major cause of morbidity and mortality in Western populations.1 The prime diagnostic tool that allowed the development of rational treatment techniques for this disease is invasive coronary angiography ((CA) an X-ray fluoroscopy guided procedure), which is associated with a low rate of life-threatening complications.2 More than 40% of the invasive CA…
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Author(s):
Matthew J Budoff
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3 years ago
Cardiac computed tomography (CT) has evolved greatly over the last 20 years. This article reviews its current clinical uses, and describes some of the potential for even greater utility in the near future. Electron beam tomography (EBT) was developed 20 years ago specifically for cardiac imaging. Although the technique can quantify ventricular anatomy and function1 as well as myocardial…
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Author(s):
Marc Sirol
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3 years ago
Atherosclerosis and its thrombotic complications are the first cause of mortality and morbidity in industrialized countries. Furthermore, despite pharmacological intervention and lifestyle changes, cardiovascular disease (CVD) continues to be the principal cause of death in the US.1 Despite great advances in the understanding of the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis and its risk…
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Author(s):
Sara C Martinez
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Sharonne N Hayes
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3 years ago
Pregnancy is a physiologic challenge, with significant hormonal, metabolic, and hemodynamic changes. Cardiac output is objectively increased by the fifth week after the last menstrual period and continues to grow by approximately 45 % by 24 weeks in the normal, singleton pregnancy. This is facilitated by elevations in heart rate and stroke volume and a decrease in systemic vascular resistance…
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