Recent developments in non-invasive cardiology

doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7479.1386

BMJ 2004;329:1386-1389 (11 December), doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7479.1386

Clinical review

Recent developments in non-invasive cardiology

Sanjay K Prasad, consultant cardiologist¹, Ravi G Assomull, British Heart Foundation research fellow¹, Dudley J Pennell, director¹

¹ Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, London SW3 6NP

Correspondence to: S K Prasad s.prasad@rbh.nthames.nhs.uk

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Introduction

Tremendous advances have been made in non-invasive cardiology,such as improved visualisation of the anatomy and function ofthe heart and better physiological markers of cardiac functionand heart disease. These advances provide better diagnosticinformation and guide therapy and risk stratification. All thetechniques give information over and above that derived fromthe clinical history and examination, but should be interpretedin the context of the clinical background. In this review, wediscuss important developments in non-invasive cardiology, focusingon areas that have recently come into clinical use.

Sources and selection criteria

We searched PubMed for recent trials and systematic reviewson non-invasive cardiac imaging published between 2000 and July2004. We also consulted recent international guidelines to developan overview of the evidence base in non-invasive cardiology.

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