The handle http://hdl.handle.net/1887/32654 holds various files of this Leiden University dissertation.
Author: Nucifora, Gaetano
Title: Clinical applications of non-invasive imaging techniques in suspected coronary artery disease and in acute myocardial infarction
Issue Date: 2015-04-02
CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF NON-INVASIVE IMAGING TECHNIQUES IN SUSPECTED CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE AND IN
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Clinical Applications of Non-invasive Imaging Techniques in Suspected Coronary Artery Disease and in Acute Myocardial Infarction.
The studies described in this thesis were performed at the Department of Cardiology of Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands Cover and lay-out: Gaetano Nucifora
Print: Tipografia Tomadini, Udine, Italy ISBN: 979-12-200-0020-8
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CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF NON-INVASIVE IMAGING TECHNIQUES IN SUSPECTED CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE AND IN ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Proefschrift
Ter verkrijging van de graad van Doctor aan de Universiteit Leiden, op gezag van Rector Magnificus prof. mr. C.J.J.M. Stolker, volgens besluit van
het College voor Promoties te verdedigen op 2 april 2015 klokke 16.15 uur
door
Gaetano Nucifora Geboren te Udine in 1976
PROMOTIECOMISSIE
Promotor
Prof. Dr. Jeroen J Bax
Co-promotor
Dr. Nina Ajmone Marsan
Overige Leden
Prof. dr. Juhani Knuuti, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland Prof. dr. J.W. Jukema
Prof. dr. Robert J. Klautz Prof. dr. Johan H.C. Reiber Dr. Eduard R. Holman Dr. Victoria Delgado
To Fjoralba and my parents
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. 11
General Introduction and Outline of the Thesis PART I. Risk Stratification With MDCT
Chapter 2. 25
Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment
Cardiovasc Ther 2011;29:e43-53
Chapter 3. 51
Prevalence of Coronary Artery Disease Across the Framingham Risk Categories: Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring and MSCT Coronary Angiography
J Nucl Cardiol 2009;16:368–75
Chapter 4. 69
Relation Between Framingham Risk Categories and the Presence of Functionally Relevant Coronary Lesions as Determined on Multislice Computed Tomography and Stress Testing
Am J Cardiol 2009;104:758–763
Chapter 5. 85
Prevalence of Coronary Artery Disease Assessed by Multislice Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography in Patients With Paroxysmal or Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2009;2:100-106
Chapter 6. 107
Relationship Between Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease and Abnormal Stress Testing in Patients With Paroxysmal or Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2011;27:777–785
Chapter 7. 125
Usefulness of Echocardiographic Assessment of Cardiac and Ascending Aorta Calcific Deposits to Predict Coronary Artery Calcium and Presence and Severity of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease
Am J Cardiol 2009;103:1045–1050
Chapter 8. 141
Incremental Value of Subclinical Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction for the Identification of Patients With Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease Am Heart J 2010;159:148-57
PART II. Assessment of Patients With STEMI: Role of Echocardiographic Techniques
Chapter 9. 167
Real-time 3-Dimensional Echocardiography Early After Acute Myocardial Infarction: Incremental Value of Echo-Contrast for Assessment of Left Ventricular Function
Am Heart J 2009;157:882.e1-8
Chapter 10. 187
Left Ventricular Muscle and Fluid Mechanics in Acute Myocardial Infarction Am J Cardiol 2010;106:1404 –1409
Chapter 11. 205
Reduced Left Ventricular Torsion Early After Myocardial Infarction Is Related to Left Ventricular Remodeling
Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2010;3:433-442
Chapter 12. 229
Impact of Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony Early on Left Ventricular Function After First Acute Myocardial Infarction
Am J Cardiol 2010;105:306–311
Chapter 13. 245
Temporal Evolution of Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony After Myocardial Infarction: Relation With Changes in Left Ventricular Systolic Function Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2012:13;1041–1046
Summary and Conclusions 261 Samenvatting en Conclusies 267 List of Publications 273
Curriculum Vitae 287 Acknowledgments 289
