Textbook of Clinical Echocardiography

by Otto

• ISBN13: 9780721607894
• ISBN10: 0721607896
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-08-24
• Publisher: Saunders

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

Glossary	p. xi
Principles of Echocardiographic Image Acquisition and Doppler Analysis	p. 1
Transthoracic Views, Normal Anatomy, and Flow Patterns	p. 30
Transesophageal Echocardiography	p. 70
Other Echocardiographic Modalities	p. 95
Clinical Indications and Quality Assurance	p. 112
Left and Right Ventricular Systolic Function	p. 131
Ventricular Diastolic Filling and Function	p. 166
Ischemic Cardiac Disease	p. 196
Cardiomyopathies, Hypertensive and Pulmonary Heart Disease	p. 227
Pericardial Disease	p. 259
Valvular Stenosis	p. 277
Valvular Regurgitation	p. 315
Prosthetic Valves	p. 355
Endocarditis	p. 384
Cardiac Masses and Potential Cardiac "Source of Embolus"	p. 407
Diseases of the Great Vessels	p. 431
The Adult with Congenital Heart Disease	p. 455
The Echo Exam: Quick Reference Guide	p. 493
Index	p. 527
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