Part of the renowned Braunwald family of references, Cardiac Computed Tomography: A Companion to Braunwald’s Heart Disease provides today’s clinicians with clear, authoritative guidance on every aspect of this rapidly evolving area of heart imaging. Covering coronary CT angiography (CCTA), coronary artery calcium (CAC), and various other uses of cardiac CT ranging from valvular to structural heart disease, editor Dr. Ron Blankstein and a team of expert contributing authors discuss principles of image acquisition, patient indications, imaging approaches, diagnostic criteria, evaluation approaches, and the latest advances in the technology. From cover to cover, this new volume offers reliable and current point-of-care coverage of cardiac CT, making it an ideal resource for practitioners at all levels of experience.
1. Cover image - p. c 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Copyright - p. iv 4. Dedication - p. v 5. Contributors - p. vii 6. Foreword - p. xi 7. Contents - p. xiii 8. Braunwald’s Heart Disease Family of Books - p. xv 9. Section I Basic Principles of Cardiac CT - p. p1 10. 1 Image Acquisition Protocols for Different Types of Cardiac CT - p. 1 11. 2 Advances in Hardware and Reconstruction Techniques for Cardiac CT - p. 16 12. Section II Cardiac CT and Prevention - p. p27 13. 3 Coronary Artery Calcium Scanning: Indications and Patient Management - p. 27 14. 4 Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography for Primary Prevention - p. 42 15. 5 Sex Differences in Coronary Atherosclerosis - p. 52 16. Section III Coronary CT Angiography - p. p65 17. 6 How to Obtain a High-Quality Coronary CT Angiography - p. 65 18. 7 Diagnostic Accuracy of Coronary CT Angiography - p. 78 19. 8 Coronary CT Angiography for Acute Chest Pain: Clinical Indications, Protocols, and Patient Management - p. 84 20. 9 The Role of Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography in Patients With Stable Chest Pain - p. 102 21. 10 Coronary Stents and Bypass Grafts - p. 121 22. Section IV Coronary CTA and Plaque Analysis - p. p129 23. 11 Approaches to Plaque Imaging by CCTA - p. 129 24. 12 Plaque on CCTA: Lessons From Histology - p. 146 25. Section V Additional CT-Based Techniques to Evaluate CAD - p. p159 26. 13 Cardiac Computed Tomography Fractional Flow Reserve (CT-FFR) Current Clinical Evidence and Limitations - p. 159 27. 14 Evaluating Coronary Inflammation Using the Fat Attenuation Index - p. 171 28. 15 Myocardial Perfusion Imaging - p. 185 29. Section VI Special Populations - p. p197 30. 16 Cardiac Computed Tomography in Patients With Diabetes - p. 197 31. 17 CCTA in Chronic Inflammatory Diseases - p. 209 32. 18 Cardiac Computed Tomography in Cardio-oncology - p. 220 33. Section VII Valvular and Stuctural Heart Disease - p. p233 34. 19 Cardiac Computed Tomography for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement - p. 233 35. 20 Use of Cardiac Computed Tomography in Structural Heart Disease Interventions - p. 248 36. 21 Cardiac Masses - p. 265 37. 22 Endocarditis in Native and Prosthetic Valves - p. 280 38. Index - p. 291
Part of the renowned Braunwald family of references, Cardiac Computed Tomography: A Companion to Braunwald’s Heart Disease provides today’s clinicians with clear, authoritative guidance on every aspect of this rapidly evolving area of heart imaging. Covering coronary CT angiography (CCTA), coronary artery calcium (CAC), and various other uses of cardiac CT ranging from valvular to structural heart disease, editor Dr. Ron Blankstein and a team of expert contributing authors discuss principles of image acquisition, patient indications, imaging approaches, diagnostic criteria, evaluation approaches, and the latest advances in the technology. From cover to cover, this new volume offers reliable and current point-of-care coverage of cardiac CT, making it an ideal resource for practitioners at all levels of experience.
1. Cover image - p. c 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Copyright - p. iv 4. Dedication - p. v 5. Contributors - p. vii 6. Foreword - p. xi 7. Contents - p. xiii 8. Braunwald’s Heart Disease Family of Books - p. xv 9. Section I Basic Principles of Cardiac CT - p. p1 10. 1 Image Acquisition Protocols for Different Types of Cardiac CT - p. 1 11. 2 Advances in Hardware and Reconstruction Techniques for Cardiac CT - p. 16 12. Section II Cardiac CT and Prevention - p. p27 13. 3 Coronary Artery Calcium Scanning: Indications and Patient Management - p. 27 14. 4 Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography for Primary Prevention - p. 42 15. 5 Sex Differences in Coronary Atherosclerosis - p. 52 16. Section III Coronary CT Angiography - p. p65 17. 6 How to Obtain a High-Quality Coronary CT Angiography - p. 65 18. 7 Diagnostic Accuracy of Coronary CT Angiography - p. 78 19. 8 Coronary CT Angiography for Acute Chest Pain: Clinical Indications, Protocols, and Patient Management - p. 84 20. 9 The Role of Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography in Patients With Stable Chest Pain - p. 102 21. 10 Coronary Stents and Bypass Grafts - p. 121 22. Section IV Coronary CTA and Plaque Analysis - p. p129 23. 11 Approaches to Plaque Imaging by CCTA - p. 129 24. 12 Plaque on CCTA: Lessons From Histology - p. 146 25. Section V Additional CT-Based Techniques to Evaluate CAD - p. p159 26. 13 Cardiac Computed Tomography Fractional Flow Reserve (CT-FFR) Current Clinical Evidence and Limitations - p. 159 27. 14 Evaluating Coronary Inflammation Using the Fat Attenuation Index - p. 171 28. 15 Myocardial Perfusion Imaging - p. 185 29. Section VI Special Populations - p. p197 30. 16 Cardiac Computed Tomography in Patients With Diabetes - p. 197 31. 17 CCTA in Chronic Inflammatory Diseases - p. 209 32. 18 Cardiac Computed Tomography in Cardio-oncology - p. 220 33. Section VII Valvular and Stuctural Heart Disease - p. p233 34. 19 Cardiac Computed Tomography for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement - p. 233 35. 20 Use of Cardiac Computed Tomography in Structural Heart Disease Interventions - p. 248 36. 21 Cardiac Masses - p. 265 37. 22 Endocarditis in Native and Prosthetic Valves - p. 280 38. Index - p. 291
