Textbook of Clinical Echocardiography : Expert Consult - Online and Print

by Otto, Catherine M.

• ISBN13: 9781416055594
• ISBN10: 1416055592
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-07-16
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

The fourth edition of this text presents an accessible primer by one of the foremost teachers and writers in the field. Readers will find straightforward explanations of the basics of ultrasound physics, image acquisition, and all the major techniques and major disease categories, as well as the latest on advanced echo techniques.

Table of Contents

Principles of Image Acquisition and Doppler Analysis

Transthoracic Anatomy and Hemodynamics

Transesophageal Imaging and Doppler Flows

Advanced Echocardiographic Modalities (add dyssynchrony and strain rate)

Clinical Indications for Echocardiography

Left and Right Ventricular Systolic Function

Ventricular Diastolic Filling and Function

Ischemic Cardiac Disease (move stress echo here)

Cardiomyopathies, Hypertensive Heart Disease, and Pulmonary Heart Disease

Pericardial Disease

Valvular Stenosis

Valvular Regurgitation

Prosthetic Valves

Endocarditis

Cardiac Masses and Cardiac "Source of Embolus"

Diseases of the Great Vessels

Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography

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