Cardiology overview imaging

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Cardiology Overview

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Acute Coronary Syndromes

Antiplatelets and antithrombins

Cardiomyopathy

Congenital heart disease

Electrophysiology

Heart failure

Hypertension

Imaging

Invasive cardiology

Pericardial disease

Peripheral arterial disease

Pharmacology

Pregnancy

Preoperative evaluation

Prevention

Pulmonary hypertension

Stable angina

Valvular heart disease

Venous thromboembolism

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

CT Scanning

  • CT scanning is not recommended as a screening tool in the asymptomatic patient
  • A negative CT scan in a patient with a low pre test probability of disease has a high negative predictive value in excluding the presence of CAD

References

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