Manual of Cardiac Diagnosis

This manual is a comprehensive guide to cardiac diagnostic techniques for clinicians. Beginning with the basics, the book highlights the importance of history taking and physical examination.

The following sections provide in depth coverage of both new and more traditional diagnostic imaging techniques including electro- and echocardiogram, MRI, intravascular ultrasound, nuclear computerised tomography, and molecular imaging. Invasive diagnostic modalities and their clinical application are also discussed.

Written by internationally recognised specialists from the University of Iowa, this practical guide includes more than 700 images and illustrations.

Key points

• Comprehensive guide to cardiac diagnosis for clinicians
• Covers new and traditional imaging techniques for numerous cardiac disorders
• Internationally recognised author team
• More than 700 images and illustrations

1. History
2. Physical Examination
3. Plain Film Imaging of Adult Cardiovascular Disease
4. Electrocardiogram
5. ECG Exercise Testing
6. The Left Ventricle
7. Ventricular Function—Assessment and Clinical Application
8. Transthoracic Echocardiography
9. Stress Echocardiography
10. Transesophageal Echocardiography
11. Real Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiography
12. Intravascular Coronary Ultrasound And Beyond
13. Cardiovascular Nuclear Medicine—Nuclear Cardiology
14. Cardiac Computed Tomography
15. Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
16. Molecular Imaging Of Vascular Disease
17. Cardiac Hemodynamics And Coronary Physiology
18. Cardiac Biopsy
19. Swan-Ganz Catheters: Clinical Applications
20. Coronary Angiography And Catheter-Based Coronary Intervention