About the Book
This volume is the fifth in a series on quantitative coronary arteriography (QCA). The following topics, which all currently are and continue to be issues of extensive discussions in the research and clinical communities, are covered in great detail in this volume: endothelial function; comparisons between digital and cine coronary arteriography; inter-laboratory variation between QCA Core Laboratories; the developments in digital archival media; intracoronary pressure, coronary blood flow and flow reserve; quantitative and qualitative features in regression/progression studies; QCA in recanalization studies; and finally the current position of rivalling modalities as coronary angioscopy, intraluminal imaging with ultrasound and fluorescence spectroscopy. This book provides a comprehensive, overview for all clinicians and physicists actively involved or otherwise interested in current developments in quantitative coronary arteriography.
Table of Contents:
Part 1 Endothelial Function: Endothelium control of vascular tone and growth - potential role in coronary artery disease; T.F. Luescher. Endothelial function in athersclerosis; F. Charbonneau, I.T. Meredith, T.J. Anderson, M. Gerhard, M. Dyce, D. Delagrange, A.P. Selwyn, P. Ganz. Part 2 QCA - Digital and Cine Coronary Arteriography: Why and how should QCA systems be validated? J.H.C. Reiber, G. Koning, C.D. von Land, P.M.J. van der Zwet. Percutaneous implantation of coronary stenosis phantoms in an anaesthetized swine model to validate current quantitaive angiography analysis systems; J. Haase, D. Keane, C. Di Mario, J. Escaned, Y. Ozaki, C.J. Slager, R. van Bremen, W.J. van der Giessen, P.W. Serruys. Comparison of accuracy and precision of quantitative coronary arterial analysis between cinefilm and digital systems; J.H.C. Reiber, C.D. von Land, G. Koning, P.M.J. van der Zwet, R.C.M. van Houdt, M.J. Schalij, J. Lesperance. Angiographic core laboratory analyses of arterial phantom images - comparative evaluations of accuracy and precision; G.J. Beauman, J.H.C. Reiber, G. Koning, R.C.M. van Houdt, R.A. Vogel. Task force of the ESC on digital cardiovascular imaging; R. Simon. Which media are most likely to solve the archival problem? J.T. Cusma, T.M. Bashore. Part 3 Intracoronary Pressure, Coronary Blood Flow and Flow Reserve: Control and mechanics of the coronary circulation; J.A.E. Spaan. Possibilities and limitations of myocardial flow reserve; F. Zijlstra, P. Widimsky, H. Suryapranata. Myocardial flow reserve - on-line versus off-line assessment techniques; M.M.J.M. van der Linden, J. Haase, P.W. Serruys. On-line assessment of myocardial flow reserve; M.J. Schalij, M.J.A. Geldof, P.M.J. van der Zwet, E.T. van der Velde, E.M. Nagtegaal, V. Manger Cats, J.H.C. Reiber, A.V.G. Bruschke. Relationship between transstenotic pressure gradients and coronary angiographic parameters; H. Emanuelsson, C. Lamm, M. Dohnal. Intracoronary pressure measurements for calculation of flow reserve; N.H.J. Pijls, B. De Bruyne, S. El Biltagui, M. El Gamal, H.J.R.M. Bonnier, G.R. Heyndrickx, K.L. Gould, R. Kirkeeide, G.J.W. Bech, J.J. Koolen, H.R. Michels, F.A.L.E. Bracke, W. Wijns. Intracoronary Doppler flow velocity in coronary interventions; M.J. Kern. The instantaneous hyperemic pressure-flow relationship in conscious humans; C. Di Mario, R. Krams, R. Gil, N. Meneveau, P.W. Serruys. (Part contents).
