Die ausführliche Anamnese und die körperliche Untersuchung in Kombination mit modernen
bildgebenden Verfahren gehören heutzutage zum Gesamtmanagement eines kardiologischen
Patienten. Dabei spielen neuere technische Entwicklungen in der kardialen Bildgebung
eine zunehmend wichtigere Rolle, sowohl zur Diagnosesicherung als auch zur Risikostratifizierung
und Therapieplanung des einzelnen Patienten. Die hierbei gebräuchlichsten nicht-invasiven
Verfahren mit ihren Weiterentwicklungen sollen in diesem Artikel in kurzer Form dargestellt
werden.
In clinical cardiology, a careful evaluation of symptoms and the physical examination
often allow a rapid identification of an underlying heart disease like an ischaemic
heart disease, heart failure or the presence of cardiac arrhythmias. Nowadays, in
the complex management of cardiac patients with suspected or known heart disease,
various cardiac imaging methods play an essential role. In this article, several non-invasive
cardiac imaging techniques as well as newer technical developments in this exciting
field are presented.
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Anschrift für die Verfasser
Dr. med. Sebastian Szabo
Klinik für Kardiologie und Allgemeine Innere Medizin
Städtisches Klinikum Solingen
Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Universität Köln
Gotenstr. 1, 42653 Solingen
