Textbook of Clinical Echocardiography

by Otto, Catherine M.

• ISBN13: 9780721676692
• ISBN10: 0721676693
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-12-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

The new edition of Dr. Otto's benchmark text of echocardiography is a must for everyone learning echo for the first time, or re-learning the essential concepts. Dr. Otto's writing style engages the reader and makes difficult concepts easy to understand. New to this edition is a discussion of new echo techniques including contrast and 3D and how they fit into the echo practice. All echo images are new to this edition and are complemented by new full color drawings of heart structures and physical orientation. Each chapter includes a practical outline called The Echo Exam, ideal for understanding the use of echo and how to understand the outcomes. Clear and concise coverage of the basics of image acquisition give the reader the how and why of echocardiography. All new four color line drawings and digital images. Comprehensive discussion of key and new echo modalities including contrast, Doppler, three-dimensional and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). The Echo Exam (a one page summary of how to do it, the necessary calculations, diagnosis and examples) is included at the end of every chapter and at the end of the book as an appendix. A must for anyone learning echo for the first time, or re-learning the essential concepts....

Author Biography

Catherine M. Otto, MD University of Washington School of Medicine

Table of Contents

Principles of Echocardiographic Image Acquisition and Doppler Analysis	1	(28)
Transthoracic Tomographic Views, Normal Anatomy, and Flow Patterns	29	(30)
Transesophageal Echocardiography	59	(20)
Clinical Indications for Echocardiography	79	(21)
Echocardiographic Evaluation of Left and Right Ventricular Systolic Function	100	(32)
Echocardiographic Evaluation of Ventricular Diastolic Filling and Function	132	(21)
The Utility of Echocardiography in Patients with Ischemic Cardiac Disease	153	(30)
The Cardiomyopathies, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Post-Cardiac-Transplant Patient, and Pulmonary Heart Disease	183	(30)
Pericardial Disease: Two-Dimensional Echocardiographic and Doppler Findings	213	(16)
Valvular Stenosis: Diagnosis, Quantitation, and Clinical Approach	229	(36)
Valvular Regurgitation: Diagnosis, Quantitation, and Clinical Approach	265	(36)
Echocardiographic Evaluation of Prosthetic Valve Dysfunction	301	(28)
The Role of Echocardiography in Suspected or Definite Endocarditis	329	(22)
Echocardiographic Evaluation of Cardiac Masses and Potential Cardiac ``Source of Embolus''	351	(22)
Clinical Echocardiography for Diseases of the Great Vessels	373	(22)
Echocardiographic Evaluation of the Adult with Congenital Heart Disease	395	(34)
Index	429