1;Preface;6 2;Contents;7 3;Contributing Authors;10 4;Chapter 1;12 4.1;Introduction;12 5;Chapter 2;15 5.1;Cardiac Multislice CT;15 5.1.1;Introduction;15 5.1.1.1;Potential Applications of Computed Tomography (CT) Coronary Angiography;15 5.1.1.2;Case 1.1 Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Coronary Artery Disease;16 5.1.1.2.1;Comments;17 5.1.1.2.2;Imaging Findings;17 5.1.1.3;Case 1.2 MSCT for the Assessment of Aortic Coarctation;18 5.1.1.3.1;Comments;19 5.1.1.3.2;Imaging Findings;19 5.1.1.4;Case 1.3 Follow-Up of Coronary Aneurysm Post Pharmacological Stent Implantation;20 5.1.1.4.1;Comments;21 5.1.1.4.2;Findings;21 5.1.1.5;Case 1.4 Imaging Integration in Coronary Artery Disease;22 5.1.1.5.1;Comments;23 5.1.1.5.2;Findings;23 5.1.1.6;Case 1.5 Cath Laboratory Planning;24 5.1.1.6.1;Comments;25 5.1.1.6.2;Imaging Findings;25 5.1.1.7;Case 1.6 MSCT and Left Main Coronary Artery Stenting Evaluation;26 5.1.1.7.1;Comments;27 5.1.1.7.2;Imaging Findings;27 5.1.1.8;Case 1.7 Stent Evaluation;28 5.1.1.8.1;Comments;29 5.1.1.8.2;Imaging Findings;29 5.1.1.9;Case 1.8 Coronary Anomalies;30 5.1.1.9.1;Comments;31 5.1.1.9.2;Findings;31 5.1.1.10;Case 1.9 Stent Fracture;32 5.1.1.10.1;Comments;33 5.1.1.10.2;Findings;33 5.1.1.11;Case 1.10 MSCT Presurgical Aortic Valve Assessment;34 5.1.1.11.1;Comments;35 5.1.1.11.2;Imaging Findings;35 5.1.1.12;Case 1.11 MSCT Coronary Assessment Prior to Mitral Valve Surgery;36 5.1.1.12.1;Comments;37 5.1.1.12.2;Findings;37 5.1.1.13;Case 1.12 Coronary Total Occlusion: Preintervention Assessment;38 5.1.1.13.1;Comments;39 5.1.1.13.2;Imaging Findings;39 5.1.1.14;Case 1.13 Utility of MSCT in Acute Coronary Syndrome;40 5.1.1.14.1;Comments;41 5.1.1.14.2;Imaging Findings;41 5.1.1.15;Case 1.14 Accuracy of MSCT for Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease;42 5.1.1.15.1;Comments;43 5.1.1.15.2;Findings;43 5.1.1.16;Case 1.15 MSCT Post-Coronary Bypass Surgery Evaluation;44 5.1.1.16.1;Comments;45 5.1.1.16.2;Findings;45 5.1.2;Further Reading;46 5.1.2.1;Books;46 5.1.2.2;MSCT Links;46 5.1.2.3;Articles;46 6;Chapter 3;49 6.1;Echocardiography;49 6.1.1;Introduction;49 6.1.1.1;Case 2.1 Apical Myocardial Hypertrophy;50 6.1.1.1.1;Comments;51 6.1.1.1.2;Findings;51 6.1.1.2;Case 2.2 Severe Mitral Insufficiency Secondary to Papillary Muscle Rupture;52 6.1.1.2.1;Comments;53 6.1.1.2.2;Findings;53 6.1.1.3;Case 2.3 Noncompacted Cardiomyopathy;54 6.1.1.3.1;Comments;55 6.1.1.3.2;Findings;55 6.1.1.4;Case 2.4 Right Atrial Tumor;56 6.1.1.4.1;Comments;57 6.1.1.4.2;Findings;57 6.1.1.5;Case 2.5 Lateral Left Ventricular Wall Rupture Following Acute Myocardial Infarction;58 6.1.1.5.1;Comments;59 6.1.1.5.2;Findings;59 6.1.1.6;Case 2.6 Traumatic Rupture of the Tricuspid Valve;60 6.1.1.6.1;Comments;61 6.1.1.6.2;Findings;61 6.1.1.7;Case 2.7 Complicated Type B Aortic Dissection;62 6.1.1.7.1;Comments;63 6.1.1.7.2;Findings;63 6.1.1.8;Case 2.8 Aortic Mobile Thrombosis;64 6.1.1.8.1;Comments;65 6.1.1.8.2;Findings;65 6.1.1.9;Case 2.9 Severe Mitral Insufficiency Secondary to Rupture of Posterior Leaflet;66 6.1.1.9.1;Comments;67 6.1.1.9.2;Findings;67 6.1.1.10;Case 2.10 Endomyocardial Fibrosis Secondary to a Hypereosinophilic Syndrome;68 6.1.1.10.1;Comments;69 6.1.1.10.2;Findings;69 6.1.1.11;Case 2.11 Tako-Tsubo Syndrome;70 6.1.1.11.1;Comments;71 6.1.1.11.2;Findings;71 6.1.1.12;Case 2.12 Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis;72 6.1.1.12.1;Comments;73 6.1.1.12.2;Findings;73 6.1.1.13;Case 2.13 Atrial Septal Defect and Stroke;74 6.1.1.13.1;Comments;75 6.1.1.13.2;Findings;75 6.1.1.14;Case 2.14 Percutaneous Closure of Severe Paravalvular Leak;76 6.1.1.14.1;Comments;77 6.1.1.14.2;Findings;77 6.1.1.15;Case 2.15 Aortic Root Pseudoaneurysm Following Bentall Procedure;78 6.1.1.15.1;Comments;79 6.1.1.15.2;Findings;79 6.1.1.16;Further Reading;80 6.1.1.16.1;Books;80 6.1.1.16.2;Web-Links;80 6.1.1.16.3;Articles;80 7;Chapter 4;84 7.1;Cardiac Magnetic Resonance;84 7.1.1;Introduction;84 7.1.2;Case 3.1 Ebstein Malformation;85 7.1.2.1;Introduction;86 7.1.2.2;Cardiac MRI Findings;86 7.1.3;Case 3.2 Ablation for Ventricular Tac