Cardiac Imaging

Dx-Direct is a series of eleven Thieme books covering the main subspecialties in radiology. It includes all the cases you are most likely to see in your typical working day as a radiologist. For each condition or disease you will find the information you need -- with just the right level of detail.Whether you are a resident or a trainee, preparing for board examinations or just looking for a superbly organized reference,Dx-Direct is the high-yield choice for you!The series covers the full spectrum of radiology subspecialties including:BrainGastrointestinalCardiacBreastUrogenitalVascularSpinalHead and NeckMusculoskeletalPediatricThoracicDx-Direct gets to the point: Definitions, Epidemiology, Etiology, and Imaging Signs Typical Presentation, Treatment Options, Course and Prognosis Differential Diagnosis, Tips and Pitfalls, and key References, all combined with high-quality diagnostic images.

1 Ischemic Heart DiseaseCoronary Heart Disease (CHD)Unstable Angina PectorisAcute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)Chronic Myocardial InfarctionVentricular AneurysmSyndrome XPrinzmetal AnginaAortocoronary Bypass SurgeryCoronary AnomaliesBland-White-Garland SyndromeKawasaki Syndrome2 Heart FailureAcute Heart FailureChronic Heart FailureHeart Transplantation3 Acquired Valvular Heart DiseasesAortic StenosisAortic InsufficiencyMitral StenosisMitral InsufficiencyPulmonary StenosisPulmonary InsufficiencyTricuspid StenosisTricuspid InsufficiencyCombined Valvular DiseaseMitral Valve ProlapseProsthetic Heart ValvesRoss Aortic Valve ReplacementAortic Valve Reconstruction4 CardiomyopathyDilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular CardiomyopathyRestrictive Cardiomyopathy (RCM)Unclassified Cardiomyopathies (ILNC)Apical BallooningSarcoidosisAmyloidosisHemochromatosis, HemosiderosisUremic CardiomyopathyToxic Cardiomyopathy5 Inflammatory Heart DiseasesMyocarditisAcute PericarditisConstrictive PericarditisInfectious EndocarditisHypereosinophilic Syndrome (Löffler Endocarditis)Postinfarction Pericarditis, Dressler Syndrome6 HypertensionArterial HypertensionChronic Pulmonary HypertensionAcute Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Embolism7 Tumors and Other MassesThrombusMyxomaLipomaFibromaPapillary FibroelastomaPericardial CystMetastasesAngiosarcomaUndifferentiated SarcomaRhabdomyosarcomaLymphomaPulmonary Artery SarcomaMediastinal Tumors8 TraumaCardiac ContusionAortic RuptureCoronary DissectionPulmonary Artery Rupture9 Congenital Heart DiseasesAtrial Septal Defect (ASD)Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)Eisenmenger SyndromePatent Ductus ArteriosusBicuspid Aortic ValveCoarctation of the AortaAortic Arch AnomaliesHeterotaxy SyndromeTricuspid AtresiaTruncus ArteriosusCor TriatriatumScimitar SyndromeAtrioventricular Septal Defect (AVSD)Ebstein AnomalyTetralogy and Pentalogy of FallotHypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS, Single Ventricle)Pulmonary AtresiaTransposition of the Great Arteries (dextro-TGA)Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries (levo-TGA)Double-Outlet Right Ventricle (DORV)Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection (TAPVC)Fontan OperationBlalock-Taussig Shunt10 Diseases of the Great VesselsAortic AneurysmAortic EctasiaAortic DissectionCarotid StenosisSubclavian Steal SyndromeThoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS)Takayasu Arteritis11 Standard Views of the HeartWhere are Structures Located in the Chest Radiograph?Standard Views of the Heart: OverviewTwo Chamber Long-Axis View Parallel to the Septum, LVShort-Axis ViewFour-Chamber ViewLVOTLVOT, "Three-Chamber View"Two-Chamber Long-Axis View Parallel to the Septum, RVRVOT12 AppendixNormal Values (Adults)Classifications of Myocardial SegmentsSegmental Divisions of the Coronary ArteriesClassification of Pulmonary Venous Drainage PatternsNYHA Criteria for Symptoms of Heart FailureClassification of Thoraco-abdominal Aortic Aneurysms