Imaging Coronary Arteries

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Dowe, David A. (Editor), Fioranelli, Massimo (Editor), Pavone, Paolo (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Milano : Springer Milan : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Edition: Second edition.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Internal medicine.; Cardiology.; Primary care (Medicine).; Cardiac surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Diagnostic Radiology.; Internal Medicine.; Primary Care Medicine.; Cardiac Surgery.

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in Western countries. In non-fatal cases, they are associated with a decreased quality of life as well as a substantial economic burden to society. Most sudden cardiac events are related to the complications of a non-stenosing marginal plaque. F...