Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 4th Edition: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease

Editor: Raymond J. Kim

ISBN: 9780443124976

Published: September 3, 2026

Format: Hardcover (Print + eBook), 4th Edition, 698 pages, 1,152 full-color illustrations

Language: English

Publisher: Elsevier

Description

A member of the Braunwald family of cardiology references and the official companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease, this 4th Edition of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance brings together cardiology, radiology and basic science in a single, coherent account of one of the fastest-moving fields in cardiovascular medicine.

Fully revised and written by cardiologists, radiologists and physicists, it explains how CMR works, how to run a clinical CMR service, and how to interpret CMR across ischemic, myocardial, pericardial, valvular, vascular and congenital heart disease — including its strengths, limitations and cost-effectiveness in everyday cardiovascular care.

Key Features

• State-of-the-art coverage of CMR physics, sequences, contrast agents, T1/T2/ECV mapping, flow and perfusion imaging, and current guidelines.
• New chapters on artificial intelligence in CMR, mid-field CMR, CMR spectroscopy and advanced myocardial techniques such as dark-blood late enhancement.
• Updated coverage of myocarditis, arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathies, valvular heart disease, cardio-oncology and cardiac masses.
• More than 1,100 high-quality, full-color images, supported by tables, graphs and algorithms.
• Practical laboratory chapters: safety and contraindications, the core clinical examination, reporting, registries and normal values.
• Appendices with the Duke Cardiovascular MR Center screening form and pulse sequence protocols.
• Includes the eBook version with purchase (text, figures and references, searchable, with notes and read-aloud).

Practical applications:
• Ischemia and viability: using stress perfusion and late gadolinium enhancement to decide whether revascularization is likely to benefit the patient.
• Cardiomyopathy work-up: applying tissue characterization and mapping to differentiate hypertrophic, dilated, infiltrative and inflammatory disease.
• Building a CMR service: setting up protocols, safety screening, structured reporting and normal reference values in a new or growing laboratory.

Coverage

Basic principles and technology; emerging technology (AI, mid-field CMR, spectroscopy); the clinical CMR laboratory and ventricular and atrial function; ischemic heart disease, including stress perfusion, coronary MRI, acute infarction and viability; myocardial and pericardial disease (HCM, DCM, infiltrative and arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathies, iron overload, myocarditis, cardio-oncology, thrombus and masses); valvular disease and vascular imaging (aorta, carotids, peripheral and pulmonary vessels, left atrial fibrosis); and pediatric and congenital heart disease.

About the Authors

Raymond J. Kim, MD, is Professor of Medicine and Radiology and Director of the Duke Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Center at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. He leads an expert team of cardiologists, radiologists and basic scientists who contributed to this edition.

Table of Contents

Section I: Basic Principles and Technology (Ch. 1–8)
Section II: Emerging Technology with Requirements for Clinical Use (Ch. 9–11)
Section III: Clinical CMR Laboratory (Ch. 12–19)
Section IV: Ischemic Heart Disease (Ch. 20–24)
Section V: Myocardial and Pericardial Disease (Ch. 25–34)
Section VI: Valvular Disease (Ch. 35–40)
Section VII: Congenital Heart Disease (Ch. 41–42)
Appendices A–C: Screening form, pulse sequence parameters and protocols, vendor acronyms

Why buy this book?

CMR has become the reference standard for tissue characterization and ventricular volumes, and demand for trained readers keeps growing. This edition, carrying the Braunwald name and edited from one of the world's leading CMR centers, is a core title for cardiology and radiology departments, advanced imaging fellowships and academic medical libraries — and pairs naturally with Braunwald's Heart Disease on any cardiology shelf.

Keywords

cardiovascular magnetic resonance, cardiac MRI, CMR, Braunwald companion, late gadolinium enhancement, T1 mapping, T2 mapping, extracellular volume, stress perfusion, myocardial viability, cardiomyopathy imaging, myocarditis, cardio-oncology, valvular heart disease, aortic imaging, congenital heart disease imaging, artificial intelligence in cardiac imaging

Target Audience

Cardiologists, cardiovascular and general radiologists, advanced cardiac imaging fellows, congenital heart disease specialists, cardiology trainees, academic medical libraries

Genre

Cardiology, Cardiovascular Imaging, Diagnostic Medicine, Medical Textbook

Q&A

What is new in the 4th edition of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance?
New chapters cover artificial intelligence, mid-field CMR, CMR spectroscopy and advanced myocardial techniques such as dark-blood late enhancement, with updated content on myocarditis, arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathies, valvular disease and cardiac masses.

Is Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance useful for preparing for advanced cardiac imaging certification?
Yes. It covers physics, sequences, safety, normal values and clinical interpretation across all major disease groups, the core knowledge expected of trainees in advanced cardiac imaging.

How does the book help in differentiating ischemic from non-ischemic cardiomyopathy?
A dedicated chapter sets out a systematic approach to distinguishing ischemic from non-ischemic disease, supported by chapters on late enhancement, parametric mapping and each major cardiomyopathy.

Does it cover CMR in children and congenital heart disease?
Yes. The final section addresses safety monitoring and protocols in infants and children, and CMR in pediatric and congenital heart disease.

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