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Cardiac Imaging in the Elderly

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With noninvasive multi-modality cardiovascular imaging, today’s cardiovascular surgeons have unprecedented insight into cardiac pathophysiology. Rapid and accurate answers are available for common clinical questions involving ischemic heart disease, congestive heart failure, valvular heart disease and pericardial processes. An understanding of the imaging tools available and their appropriate application will result in superior care and better clinical outcomes in our elderly surgical patient population.

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