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Cardiac Multislice CT

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Learning Cardiac Imaging

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Abstract

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and disability worldwide.

  • Probability at _ birth of dying from CVD is 47 vs. 22% from cancer.

  • USA: 36.3% of 2.39 million deaths in 2004. One in every 36 s.

  • Leading cause of hospital admissions: CAD 16% (1979–2003).

  • 68% of patients who experience an MI have less than 50% stenosis at the time of the event.

  • According to the American Heart Association, 62% of women and 50% of men who died suddenly of coronary heart disease had no warning from prior symptoms.

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  1. Centro de Diagnostico Dr. E. Rossi Cardiac Imaging Department, Instituto Cardiovascular de Buenos Aires Buenos Aires University, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Lucio T. Padilla

  2. Centro de Diagnostico Dr. E. Rossi Cardiac Imaging Department, Instituto Cardiovascular de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    M. Agustina Sciancalepore

  3. Centro de Diagnostico Dr. E. Rossi Buenos Aires, Argentina Radiology, Favaloro University, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Santiago Rossi

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  2. Centro de Diagnóstico Enrique Rossi, Buenos Aires, 2777, Argentina

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  3. Clinica Las Nieves Sercosa, Carmelo Torres, 2, Jaén, 23007, Spain

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  4. Department of Magnetic Resonance Clinica Girona, Lorenzana, 36, Girona, 17002, Spain

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Padilla, L.T., Sciancalepore, M.A., Rossi, S. (2010). Cardiac Multislice CT. In: Ribes, R., Kuschnir, P., Luna, A., Vilanova, J.C., Jimenez-Hoyuela, J.M. (eds) Learning Cardiac Imaging. Learning Imaging. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79084-6_2

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