Clinical echocardiography and other imaging techniques in cardiomyopathies
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat33899
Bruno Pinamonti, Gianfranco Sinagra, editors.
--Cham, Switzerland:
Springer
, c2014.
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This book describes the role of basic and advanced imaging techniques in the diagnosis of different types of cardiomyopathy, including dilated cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, restrictive cardiomyopathy, arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy and infiltrative/storage cardiomyopathies. While the main focus is on echocardiography, the applications of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography are also described. Throughout, a clinically oriented approach is em…
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- Other Authors
- Pinamonti, Bruno
- Sinagra, Gianfranco
- Responsibility
- Bruno Pinamonti, Gianfranco Sinagra, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham, Switzerland
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiv, 280 pages)
- ISBN
- 9783319060194 (electronic bk.)
- 9783319060187
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Cardiomyopathies - diagnostic imaging
- Radionuclide Imaging
- Echocardiography
- Ultrasonography
- Abstract
- This book describes the role of basic and advanced imaging techniques in the diagnosis of different types of cardiomyopathy, including dilated cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, restrictive cardiomyopathy, arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy and infiltrative/storage cardiomyopathies. While the main focus is on echocardiography, the applications of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography are also described. Throughout, a clinically oriented approach is employed: detailed attention is paid to differential diagnosis and numerous high-quality images depict the main features of the various types of cardiomyopathy. Consideration is also given to the genetics of cardiomyopathies, with analysis of genotype-phenotype relationships. Finally, the potential value of imaging in prognostic assessment and in guiding treatment is described.
- Contents
- Part I. Cardiomyopathies -- 1. Definition, Classification, Epidemiology, and Clinical Relevance of Cardiomyopathies -- 2. Genetics: Genotype/Phenotype Correlations in Cardiomyopathies -- 3. Role of Basic and Advanced Imaging in Cardiomyopathies -- Part II. Dilated Cardiomyopathy -- 4. Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Clinical Assessment and Differential Diagnosis -- 5. Basic Echocardiography in Dilated Cardiomyopathy -- 6. Advanced Echocardiographic Technologies in Dilated Cardiomyopathy -- 7. Other Imaging Techniques in Dilated Cardiomyopathy -- 8. Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Usefulness of Imaging in Prognostic Stratification and Choice of Treatment -- Part III. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy -- 9. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Clinical Assessment and Differential Diagnosis -- 10. Basic Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy -- 11. Advanced Echocardiographic Technologies in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy -- 12. Other Imaging Techniques in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy -- 13. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Usefulness of Imaging in Prognostic Stratification and Choice of Treatment -- Part IV. Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy -- 14. Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy: Clinical Assessment and Differential Diagnosis -- 15. Basic Echocardiography in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy -- 16. Advanced Echocardiographic Techniques in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy -- 17. Other Imaging Modalities in the Assessment of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy -- 18. Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy: Usefulness of Imaging in Prognostic Stratification and Choice of Treatment -- Part V. Restrictive, Infiltrative/Storage and Other Cardiomyopathies -- 19. Restrictive Cardiomyopathy: Clinical Assessment and Imaging in Diagnosis and Patient Management -- 20. Infiltrative/Storage Cardiomyopathies: Clinical Assessment and Imaging in Diagnosis and Patient Management -- 21. Other Cardiomyopathies: Clinical Assessment and Imaging in Diagnosis and Patient Management.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) : Inherited Heart Disease (IHD) Clinic
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams34671
Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Inherited Heart Disease Clinic.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2020.
- Pamphlet Number
- 0629
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In dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), the heart muscle becomes weak. This makes it harder for the heart to pump blood out to the body. This causes the bottom chambers to dilate (stretch). A weak heart can also cause fluid to build up in parts of the body like the lungs (causing shortness of breath) and the ankles or belly (causing swelling). DCM may also affect the electrical activity of the heart and can cause fast, dangerous heart rhythms. The pamphlet gives the causes of DCM, symptoms, diagnostic…
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Inherited Heart Disease Clinic
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2020
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document ([6] p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Cardiovascular disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Heart--Hypertrophy
- Myocardium--Diseases
- Specialty
- Cardiovascular system
- Abstract
- In dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), the heart muscle becomes weak. This makes it harder for the heart to pump blood out to the body. This causes the bottom chambers to dilate (stretch). A weak heart can also cause fluid to build up in parts of the body like the lungs (causing shortness of breath) and the ankles or belly (causing swelling). DCM may also affect the electrical activity of the heart and can cause fast, dangerous heart rhythms. The pamphlet gives the causes of DCM, symptoms, diagnostic procedures and treatments (medications, a special pacemaker or internal defibrillator and rarely a heart transplant). Websites for further information are also noted.
- Notes
- Previous title: DCM: Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Inherited Heart Disease Clinic, QEII, Halifax
- Pamphlet Number
- 0629
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) : Inherited Heart Disease (IHD) Clinic
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams34669
Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Inherited Heart Disease Clinic.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2020.
- Pamphlet Number
- 0631
- Available Online
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In HCM, there is a thickening of the heart muscle, usually in the wall between the 2 lower chambers (the septum). When the muscle thickens, it gets stiff and makes it hard for the bottom chambers to relax and fill with blood before each heartbeat. Thickening can also make it harder for blood to leave the heart. This can lower the amount of blood the heart can pump out to the rest of the body. Thickening of the heart muscle can create scar tissue. This can make you more at risk of dangerous, fas…
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Inherited Heart Disease Clinic
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2020
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document ([6] p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Cardiovascular disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Heart--Hypertrophy
- Myocardium--Diseases
- Specialty
- Cardiovascular system
- Abstract
- In HCM, there is a thickening of the heart muscle, usually in the wall between the 2 lower chambers (the septum). When the muscle thickens, it gets stiff and makes it hard for the bottom chambers to relax and fill with blood before each heartbeat. Thickening can also make it harder for blood to leave the heart. This can lower the amount of blood the heart can pump out to the rest of the body. Thickening of the heart muscle can create scar tissue. This can make you more at risk of dangerous, fast heart rhythms. The pamphlet gives the most common cause (inherited) of HCM, symptoms, diagnostic procedures, and treatment (medications, a special pacemaker called an internal cardioverter defibrillator). Websites for further information are also noted.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Inherited Heart Disease Clinic, QEII, Halifax
- Pamphlet Number
- 0631
