Vol 7, No 2 (April 30, 2017): Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy (CT-based Hemodynamic Assessment/myocardial Perfusion, and Infarct Characterization)

Preface

Novel developments of CT: myocardial perfusion, hemodynamic assessment derived from anatomy, infarct characterization, and role of microvascular function

Gaston A. Rodriguez-Granillo, Patricia Carrascosa

PDF Pages: 110-111 Full Text (1799) Open Access

Review Article

Myocardial CT perfusion imaging for ischemia detection

Patricia Carrascosa, Carlos Capunay

PDF Pages: 112-128 Full Text (6100) Open Access

Myocardial blood flow quantification for evaluation of coronary artery disease by computed tomography

Filippo Cademartiri, Sara Seitun, Alberto Clemente, Ludovico La Grutta, Patrizia Toia, Giuseppe Runza, Massimo Midiri, Erica Maffei

PDF Pages: 129-150 Full Text (8793) Open Access

Integration of non-invasive functional assessments with anatomical risk stratification in complex coronary artery disease: the non-invasive functional SYNTAX score

Carlos Collet, Yoshinobu Onuma, Yosuke Miyazaki, Marie-Angèle Morel, Patrick W. Serruys

PDF Pages: 151-158 Full Text (6020) Open Access

Delayed enhancement cardiac computed tomography for the assessment of myocardial infarction: from bench to bedside

Gaston A. Rodriguez-Granillo

PDF Pages: 159-170 Full Text (5361) Open Access

Infarct characterization using CT

Ludovico La Grutta, Patrizia Toia, Erica Maffei, Filippo Cademartiri, Roberto Lagalla, Massimo Midiri

PDF Pages: 171-188 Full Text (8350) Open Access

CT as gatekeeper of invasive coronary angiography in patients with suspected CAD

Carlos A. G. Van Mieghem

PDF Pages: 189-195 Full Text (4175) Open Access

Mini-Review

Coronary microvascular dysfunction in women with nonobstructive ischemic heart disease as assessed by positron emission tomography

Roxana Campisi, Fernando D. Marengo

PDF Pages: 196-205 Full Text (7035) Open Access

Myocardial flow reserve (MFR) with positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT): clinical impact in diagnosis and prognosis

Maria Cecilia Ziadi

PDF Pages: 206-218 Full Text (14811) Open Access

Impact of plaque characteristics on the degree of functional stenosis

Pedro de Araújo Gonçalves, Alexandre Hideo-Kajita, Hector Manuel Garcia-Garcia

PDF Pages: 219-226 Full Text (4138) Open Access

Imaging in Cardiology

Incremental value of functional assessment over coronary anatomy in an acute myocardial infarction associated with mitral valve replacement

Macarena Cynthia De Zan

PDF Pages: 227-229 Full Text (Video) (2057) Open Access

Non-ST elevation myocardial infarction and post-stenting ventricular septal defect in the setting of viral myocarditis

Lilia M. Sierra-Galan, Angel L. Alberto-Delgado, Ana-Camila Flores-Ventura, Eugenio A. Ruesga-Zamora, Raquel Mendoza-Aguilar, Victor A. Ferrari

PDF Pages: 230-234 Full Text (Video) (2946) Open Access

Arts and Medicine

Protecting life

Patricia Carrascosa

PDF Pages: 235 Full Text (1769) Open Access

Disclosure:

The focused issue “CT-based Hemodynamic Assessment/myocardial Perfusion, and Infarct Characterization” was commissioned by the editorial office, Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy without any sponsorship or funding. Gaston A. Rodriguez-Granillo and Patricia Carrascosa served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the focused issue.