BookCláudio Tinoco Mesquita, Maria Fernanda Rezende, editors.
Summary: This book covers relevant concepts in nuclear cardiology, combining imaging techniques and clinical data to do so. Today, nuclear cardiology is a worldwide discipline connected to the broader field of cardiovascular imaging. The combination of clinical aspects (symptoms, medications, previous cardiac procedures), ancillary exams and nuclear images is key to decision-making in clinical practice. Thus, a book on this topic is essential to provide better outcomes for cardiology patients. The chapters cover a comprehensive range of topics in current cardiology practice, such as ambulatory patients, patients in emergency settings, patients after complex cardiac procedures, and patients during and after the use of cancer therapies that are potentially toxic for the heart (cardio-oncology). As such, multiple clinical scenarios are also presented: patients with suspected coronary disease, patients with heart failure of unknown origin, patients with acute chest pain in the emergency department, patients with suspected pulmonary embolism, patients with complications of the left ventricular assist device, etc. Furthermore, the book describes nuclear cardiology procedures and techniques, discusses the main clinical indications and scenarios for each procedure, presents new technological advances in the field (machine learning and artificial intelligence tools), and mentions the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Given its scope, the book offers a valuable guide and videos for various medical professionals, especially cardiologists and nuclear physicians.
Contents:
Nuclear Medicine Radiotracers in Cardiology
Cardiac PET Procedure
Cardiac SPECT Procedure
Quantification of Ischemia and Myocardial Blood Flow
Cardiac PET/MRI
MRI Techniques Applied to Cardiac PET
Non-nuclear Cardiac Imaging Modalities: Echocardiography, CT, MRI and Invasive Coronary Angiography
Coronary Physiology
From Tracer Kinetics to Invasive FFR and iFR
Myocardial Metabolism and Ventricular Function
Coronary Blood Flow and Myocardial Ischemia
Molecular Imaging in Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease
PET and SPECT in Stable Ischemic Coronary Disease
PET and SPECT in Acute Coronary Syndromes
Nuclear Techniques after Coronary Revascularization
Physiologic or Anatomic Assessment of CAD: Patient-centered Approach
Microvascular Coronary Disease
Pathophysiology of Heart Failure
PET and SPECT in the Evaluation of Viable Myocardium
Bone Tracers for the Diagnosis of Cardiac Amyloidosis
Adrenergic Nervous System Imaging in HF Management
Tako Tsubo Cardiomyopathy and Nuclear Imaging
PET and SPECT in Systemic Inflammatory Diseases
Sarcoidosis
PET and SPECT in Myocarditis and Vasculitis of Large Vessels
Evaluation of Complications of Circulatory Assist Devices
Sudden Cardiac Death: Pathophysiology and Clinical Aspects
123I-MIBG in the Risk Stratification of Sudden Cardiac Death
Nuclear Imaging Guiding Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
PET and SPECT in Infective Endocarditis
PET and SPECT in Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices Infections
The Clinical Basis of Heart Damage by Chemo and Radiotherapy
Nuclear Medicine Tools for Cardiac Damage Diagnosis in Oncology
Chest Pain Evaluation
Diagnosis and Risk Stratification
Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism
Nuclear Medicine in Tako Tsubo Cardiomyopathy
Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Nuclear Cardiology.