Principles of Echocardiography and Intracardiac Echocardiography (Book with Access Code)

by Hutchison, Stuart J.

• ISBN13: 9781437704037
• ISBN10: 1437704034
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-06-01
• Publisher: SAUNDERS W B CO

Summary

Principles of Echocardiography has everything you need to successfully obtain and interpret cardiac echo images. Stuart J. Hutchison-a premier cardiac diagnostic specialist-explains the dos and don'ts of echocardiography so that you get the best images and avoid artifacts. Get only the coverage you need with clinically-oriented, practical information presented in a consistent format that makes finding everything quick and easy. High-quality images, tables of useful values and settings, and access to the full text and more online at expertconsult.com make this the one echo handbook that has it all.Features access to the full text, an image library, and moving images online at expertconsult.com where you can browse, download, and learn from additional content.Focuses on clinically-oriented and practical information so that you get only the coverage that you need.Presents material in a consistent format that makes it easy for you find information.Explains how to obtain the best image quality and avoid artifacts through instructions on how to and how not to perform echocardiography.Provides excellent visual guidance through high-quality images-many in color-that reinforce the quality of information in the text.Includes numerous tables with useful values and settings to help you master probe settings and measurements.Your purchase entitles you to access the web site until the next edition is published, or until the current edition is no longer offered for sale by Elsevier, whichever occurs first. Elsevier reserves the right to offer a suitable replacement product (such as a downloadable or CD-ROM-based electronic version) should access to the web site be discontinued.

Table of Contents

The Aortic Valve	p. 1
Aortic Stenosis	p. 18
Aortic Insufficiency	p. 42
The Mitral Valve	p. 62
Mitral Stenosis	p. 68
Mitral Insufficiency	p. 90
Tricuspid and Pulmonic Valve Disease	p. 119
Prosthetic Valves	p. 137
Infective Endocarditis	p. 155
Echocardiographic Assessment of the Left Ventricle	p. 173
Coronary Artery Disease: Ischemia, Infarction, and Complications	p. 201
Coronary Artery Disease: Stress Echocardiography	p. 213
Cardiomyopathies	p. 225
Diastolic Dysfunction and Echocardiographic Hemodynamics	p. 253
Contrast Echocardiography	p. 271
Proximal Isovelocity Surface Area and Flow Convergence Methods	p. 285
Echocardiography and Its Role in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy	p. 299
Stress, Strain, Speckle, and Tissue Doppler Imaging: Practical Applications	p. 317
Principles of Transesophageal Echocardiography	p. 323
Role of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Mitral Valve Repair	p. 337
Intracardiac Echocardiography	p. 371
Pericardial Diseases	p. 387
Right Heart Diseases	p. 415
Cardiac Masses	p. 441
Cardiac Trauma	p. 453
Echocardiographic Guidance of Procedures	p. 463
Index	p. 501
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