Books and Position Papers

Nuclear Cardiology & Cardiac CT

ESC Textbook on Cardiovascular Imaging

A clinically orientated book, which explained the utility of different imaging modalities in the diagnosis of all relevant major cardiovascular disorders.
The book is divided in sections that deal with specific themes involving theory and practice of cardiac imaging and its clinical use in all major cardiovascular diseases from coronary heart disease to cardiomyopathies.

Position Papers

Cardiac computed tomography and myocardial perfusion scintigraphy for risk stratification in asymptomatic individuals without known cardiovascular disease
By Pasquale Perrone-Filardi, Stephan Achenbach, Stefan Möhlenkamp, Zeljko Reiner, Gianmario Sambuceti, Joanne D. Schuijf, Ernst Van der Wall, Philip A. Kaufmann, Juhani Knuuti, Stephen Schroeder and Michael J. Zellweger
Eur Heart J (2011) 32 (16): 1986-1993.
doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehq235
First published online: July 14, 2010

Cardiovascular events remain one of the most frequent causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. The majority of cardiac events occur in individuals without known coronary artery disease (CAD) and in low- to intermediate-risk subjects.