2 Diagnostic Use of Radiographic Methods in Coronary Disease...56 3 Material...58 4 Mode of Operation ...62 5 Radiological Projections...63 6 Monitoring of Cardiac Parameters ...64 7 Pharmacological Tests ...66 7. 1 Coronary Arteries ...66 7. 2 Left Ventricle...67 8 Accidents and Risks of Coronary Arteriography ...67 References ...68 III Angiographic Explorations: Normal Results ...71 1 Left Ventricle and Left Ventricular Function 71 1. 1 Radiological Anatomy...71 1. 2 Normal Kinetics...77 1. 3 Analysis of Wall Contraction ...78 1. 4 Volumes and Function Indexes...81 2 Coronary Arteries and Veins ...84 2. 1 Origin, Calibre and Preponderance of the Coronary Arteries ...84 2. 2 Nomenclature and Segmentation of the Coronary Arteries ...87 2. 3 A Reminder About the Physiology of Coronary Circulation ...93 2. 4 Angiographic Anatomy ...94 2. 4. 1 Left Coronary Artery ...94 2. 4. 2 Right Coronary Artery...95 2. 4. 3 Vascularization of Nodes and the Conduction System . . 96 2. 4. 4 Interconnecting Anastomoses ...97 2. 5 Coronary Veins ...97 References ...98 IV Angiographic Explorations: Congenital Anomalies of the Coronary Arteries...1 00 1 Anomalies of the Origin, Course and Distribution of Coronary Arteries Arising from the Aorta ...100 2 Abnormal Origin of a Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery ...101 3 Anomalies in the Diameter of Coronary Arteries ...104 4 Coronary Fistulae ...109 References ...113 VII V Angiographic Explorations: Coronary Atheroma...114 1 Left Ventricle ...114 1. 1 Morphological Anomalies: Bulging and Lacuna-Like Aspects ...
Contributions by: W. Benicelli, P. Brun, P.A. Crean, D. Crochet, G.J. Davis, P. Gaspard
