title: Update on cardiac imaging techniques 2014.
abstract: In this article, we review the contributions of the most important imaging techniques used in cardiology, reported in 2014. Echocardiography remains the cornerstone for diagnosing and monitoring valvular heart disease, and there has been a continuing effort to improve quantification of this condition and obtain prognostic parameters for follow-up. The study of regional myocardial function is anchored in the diagnosis of subclinical ventricular dysfunction, and 3-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography has become the perfect ally in interventional procedures for structural heart disease. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and cardiac computed tomography are the focus of most publications on cardiac imaging in ischemic heart disease, reflecting their consolidated use in clinical practice. Nuclear medicine excels in the study of myocardial viability after interventional treatment of acute coronary syndromes and its performance is validated in the diagnosis of ischemic heart disease.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: patmahia@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mahía-Casado
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Rocío
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: García-Orta
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: José J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Gómez de Diego
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cardiología, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarre, Spain.
authors.forename: Joaquín
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barba-Cosials
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: José F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Palomares
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aguadé-Bruix
mesh_terms: D057791:Cardiac Imaging Techniques / Q000639:trends*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D012189:Retrospective Studies
keywords: Cardiología nuclear; Computed tomography; Echocardiography; Ecocardiografía; Magnetic resonance; Nuclear cardiology; Resonancia magnética; Tomografía computarizada