Systemic Cardiac Embolism Book

	Series Introduction
	Foreword
	Preface
	Contributors
1	Introduction	3
2	Physiology of Coagulation	11
3	Biochemistry of Vitamin K: Implications for Warfarin Therapy	31
4	Mechanisms of Thrombolysis	55
5	Heparin: Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Pharmacokinetics, and Dose-Response Relationships	71
6	Pharmacological Strategies for Antithrombotic Therapy	97
7	Cardiac and Peripheral Ultrasound	133
8	Radionuclide-Based Imaging Techniques for Thrombus Detection	165
9	Magnetic Resonance Imaging	181
10	Comprehensive Cardiac Evaluation with Cine Computed Tomography	197
11	Miscellaneous Techniques	205
12	The Left Ventricle	221
13	Cardiac Valves: Native and Prosthetic	253
14	The Left Atrium	283
15	Paradoxical Embolization: Diagnosis and Management	323
16	The Aorta and the Carotid Arteries	343
17	Ventricular Assist Devices and the Total Artificial Heart: Clinical Uses and Thromboembolic Complications	359
	Index	375