Overview
- Addresses both scientific and clinical aspects of coronary calcification
- Details the latest diagnostic technologies including developments in computed tomography techniques
- Compares coronary calcification to intima media thickness in atherosclerosis
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
The book systematically describes the clinical and scientific aspects of cardiovascular calcification. Chapters detail the mechanisms associated with arterial and valve calcification, relevant risk factors, pathophysiology and the latest therapeutic techniques. Recent diagnostic technological developments including how computed tomography (CT) scanning can be utilized along with Agatston score to quantify coronary arterial calcification when investigating whether a patient for sub-clinical atherosclerosis are covered. The correlation with the presence of arterial calcification and extent of coronary stenosis is also explored.
Cardiovasular Calcification details relevant aspects of the basic science and reviews the latest pathological and therapeutic techniques used in treating patients with cardiovascular calcification. It is therefore an essential resource for practicing cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, vascular specialists and radiologists.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Cardiovascular Calcification
Editors: Michael Henein
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81515-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-81514-1Published: 21 September 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-81517-2Published: 22 September 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-81515-8Published: 20 September 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 294
Topics: Cardiology, Surgery, Imaging / Radiology