T he application of noninvasive nuclear medicine imaging techniques to the study of patients with suspected or known cardiovascular diseases offers important diagnostic, pathophysiologic and prognostic information that may directly affect patient management. The complementary nature of the functional and physiologic information obtained from nuclear cardiology examinations with the anatomic and...

Thematic Units Arrhythmias and Electrophysiology Basic Research Bioengineering and Medical Informatics Cardiac Surgical Intensive Care Cardiomyopathies Cardiovascular Nursing Cardiovascular Pharmacology Cardiovascular Surgery Chagas Disease Echocardiography Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Prevention Heart Failure Hemodynamics Cardiovascular Interventions High Blood Pressure Ischemic Heart Disea...

BACKGROUND The second survey of nuclear cardiology in the Czech Republic was conducted to ascertain whether the activity had increased since the first survey in 2001; we also intended to identify new trends in clinical practice. MATERIALS AND METHODS All 46 departments of nuclear medicine in the Czech Republic completed a questionnaire concerning nuclear cardiology activity in 2002-2003 and c...

Thematic Units Arrhythmias and Electrophysiology Basic Research Bioengineering and Medical Informatics Cardiac Surgical Intensive Care Cardiomyopathies Cardiovascular Nursing Cardiovascular Pharmacology Cardiovascular Surgery Chagas Disease Echocardiography Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Prevention Heart Failure Hemodynamics Cardiovascular Interventions High Blood Pressure Ischemic Heart Disea...

There are interesting differences between the practice of Nuclear Cardiology in Japan and that in the United States and associated unique challenges. Differences in patient body habitus and the perceived importance of limiting patient radiation dose have resulted in different radiopharmaceutical and imaging protocol preferences. Governmental approval and reimbursement policies for various radio...