The practice of clinical echocardiography
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The practice of clinical echocardiography
Elsevier/Saunders, c2012
4th ed
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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In Practice of Clinical Echocardiography, world-renowned authority Dr. Catherine M. Otto offers expert guidance on interpreting echocardiographic images and Doppler flow data and applying your findings to your daily clinical decision making. This medical reference book keeps you current on the latest advances and techniques, so you can implement the best possible approaches with your patients!
Table of Contents
Part 1. ADVANCED ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES
Transesophageal echocardiography
Monitoring Ventricular Function in the Operating Room: Impact on Clinical Outcome
Contrast Ultrasound Imaging: Technical Aspects and Clinical Applications
Three-Dimensional Echocardiography
Echocardiographic guidance of structural heart disease interventions
Intracardiac Echocardiography
Intravascular ultrasound: Principles, histologic correlation and clinical applications
Hand held echocardiography
Part 2. THE LEFT VENTRICLE
Quantitative evaluation of left ventricular structure, wall stress, and systolic function.
Myocardial mechanics: Velocity, strain, strain-rate, cardiac synchrony, and twist
Assessment of diastolic function by echocardiography
Digital image processing and automated image analysis in echocardiography
Part 3. ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE
The role of echocardiographic evaluation in patients presenting with acute chest pain to the emergency department.
Echocardiography in the coronary care unit: Management of acute myocardial infarction, detection of complications and prognostic implications.
Exercise echocardiography
Stress echocardiography with nonexercise techniques: Principles, protocols, interpretation, and clinical applications
Echocardiographic Evaluation of Coronary Blood Flow: Approaches and Clinical Applications
Part 4. VALVULAR HEART DISEASE
Mitral valve anatomy, quantification of mitral regurgitation, and timing of surgical intervention for mitral regurgitation
Intraoperative echocardiography in surgical and transcatheter mitral valve repair
Aortic valve regurgitation: quantitation of disease severity and timing of surgical intervention.
Echocardiography in the patient undergoing catheter balloon mitral valvotomy: patient selection, hemodynamic results, complications and long-term outcome.
Clinical decision-making in patients with infective endocarditis: the role of echocardiography
Aortic stenosis: Disease severity, progression, timing of intervention, and role in monitoring transcatheter valve implantation.
Fluid dynamics of prosthetic valves.
Echocardiographic recognition and quantitation of prosthetic valve dysfunction.
Part 5. CARDIOMYOPATHIES AND PERICARDIAL DISEASE
Doppler echocardiography in heart failure and cardiac resynchronization
Echocardiography in the evaluation and management of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Restrictive cardiomyopathy: diagnosis and prognostic implications.
Pericardial Disease
Cardiac transplantation: pre and post transplant evaluation.
Cardiac assist devices: normal findings, device failure and weaning parameters.
Part 6. THE RIGHT HEART
Right ventricular anatomy, function and echocardiographic evaluation
Echocardiographic evaluation of the patient with pulmonary hypertension
Right sided valve disease
Part 7. THE PREGNANT PATIENT
The role of echocardiography in the diagnosis and management of heart disease in pregnancy
Part 8. VASCULAR AND SYSTEMIC DISEASES
Aortic dissection and trauma: Value and limitations of echocardiography.
Echocardiographic findings in systemic diseases characterized by immune-mediated injury.
Echocardiography in the evaluation of cardiac disease resulting from endocrinopathies, renal, disease, obesity and nutritional deficiencies.
Echocardiography in patients with inherited connective tissue disorders
Aging changes seen on echocardiography.
Echocardiographic evaluation of the patient with a systemic embolic event
The role of chocardiography in atrial fibrillation and flutter
Part 9. ADULT CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE AND CARDIAC TUMORS
General echocardiographic approach to the adult with suspected congenital heart disease.
Echocardiographic evaluation of the adult with unoperated congenital heart disease
Echocardiographic evaluation of the adult with post-operative congenital heart disease.
Cardiac tumors
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