Imaging and Intervention in Cardiology [electronic resource] /

One: Thrombolysis -- 1. Serial myocardial perfusion imaging with Tc-99m-labeled myocardial perfusion imaging agents in patients receiving thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction -- 2. Contraction-perfusion matching in reperfused acute myocardial infarction -- 3. Metabolic characteristics in the infarct zone: PET findings -- 4. Assessment of myocardial viability with positron emission tomography after coronary thrombolysis -- 5. Postthrombolysis noninvasive detection of myocardial ischemia and multivessel disease and the need for additional intervention -- Two: Coronary revascularization: Assessment before intervention -- 6. Imaging to justify no intervention -- 7. Interpretation of coronary angiograms prior to PTCA: Pitfalls and problems -- 8. Diagnostic accuracy of stress-echocardiography for the detection of significant coronary artery disease -- 9. Perfusion imaging with thallium-201 to assess stenosis significance -- 10. Perfusion imaging by PET to assess stenosis significance -- 11. Contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging for assessing myocardial perfusion and reperfusion injury -- 12. Non-invasive visualization of the coronary arteries using magnetic resonance imaging - is it good enough to guide interventions? -- 13. MRI as a substitute for scintigraphic techniques in the assessment of inducible ischaemia -- 14. Assessment of viability by MR-techniques -- 15. Assessment of viability in severely hypokinetic myocardium before revascularization and prediction of functional recovery: Contribution of thallium-201 imaging -- 16. Assessment of myocardial viability before revascularization: Can sestamibi accurately predict functional recovery? -- 17. Assessment of viability in noncontractile myocardium before revascularization and prediction of functional recovery by PET -- 18. Assessment of viability in severely hypokinetic myocardium before revascularization and prediction of functional recovery: The role of echocardiography -- 19. Assessment of functional significance of the stenotic substrate by Doppler flow measurements -- Three: Coronary revascularization: Assessment after intervention -- 20. Angiographic assessment of immediate success and the problem (definition) of restenosis after coronary interventions -- 21. Immediate evaluation of percutaneous transluminal coronary balloon angioplasty success by intracoronary Doppler Ultrasound -- 22. Evaluation of the effect of new devices by intravascular ultrasound -- 23. Can restenosis after coronary angioplasty be predicted by scintigraphy? -- 24. Evaluation of immediate and long-term results of intervention by echocardiography: Can restenosis be predicted? -- 25. Predictors of restenosis after angioplasty: Morphologic and quantitative evaluation by intravascular ultrasound -- 26. How to evaluate and to avoid vascular complications at the puncture site -- Four: Imaging and valvular interventions -- 27. Selection of patients and transesophageal echocardiography guidance during balloon mitral valvuloplasty -- 28. Echocardiography for intraprocedural monitoring and postinterventional follow-up of mitral balloon valvuloplasty -- Five: Intervention in congenital heart disease -- 29. Preinterventional imaging in pediatric cardiology -- 30. The role of ultrasound in monitoring of interventional cardiac catheterization in patients with congenital heart disease -- 31. Follow-up of patients after transcatheter procedures in congenital heart disease using noninvasive imaging techniques -- Colour section.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Nienaber, Christoph A. editor., Sechtem, Udo. editor., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	Texto biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1996
Subjects:	Medicine., Cardiology., Medicine & Public Health.,
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0115-5
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