Essential Echocardiography: A Practical Handbook With DVD serves as today's premier practical guide to the understanding of the most commonly used cardiac imaging technique in the world. The perfect marriage between anatomy and physiology, the text covers emerging cardiac imaging technologies, advances in ultrasound technology, as well as new techniques and applications of cardiac ultrasound. In addition to the numerous echocardiographic images and dedicated illustrations in the text, this volume also provides a DVD containing moving images illustrating the major points in all chapters. The DVD also provides a unique introductory learning tool for the student, who is encouraged to view the DVD while reading the text. It also serves as a comprehensive visual encyclopedia for the more experienced sonographer. Essential Echocardiography: A Practical Handbook With DVD provides the physiological, anatomical, and diagnostic grounding for all students of cardiac ultrasound, as well as a sound basis for a more general understanding of cardiac imaging. This volume will be of great value to cardiologists in training and practice, internists, and cardiac sonographers. TOC:Principles of Echocardiography.- Echocardiographic Instrumentation and Principles.- Introduction to Imaging: The Normal Examination.- Protocol and Nomenclature in Transthoracic Echocardiography.- Clinical Utility of Echocardiography.- Diseases of the Myocardium and Pericardium.- Echocardiographic Assessment of Systolic Function.- Echocardiographic Assessment of Diastolic Function.- Echocardiography in Myocardial Infarction.- Stress Echocardiography.- Cardiomyopathies.- Pericardial Disease.- Valvular Heart Disease.- Aortic Stenosis.- Aortic Regurgitation.- Mitral Stenosis.- Mitral Regurgitation.- Infective Endocarditis.- Miscellaneous Topics in Echocardiography.- Echocardiography in Atrial Fibrillation.- Cardiac Source of Embolus.- Pulmonary Embolism and Pulmonary Hypertension.- Cardiac Masses and Tumors.- Aortic Dissection.- Laura Benzaquen.- Congenital Heart Disease: Atrial Septal Defect.- Adult Congenital Heart Disease.- Transesophageal Echocardiography: A Primer.

Zusammenfassung

Essential Echocardiography: A Practical Handbook serves as today's premier practical guide to the understanding of the most commonly used cardiac imaging technique in the world. The perfect marriage between anatomy and physiology, the text covers emerging cardiac imaging technologies, advances in ultrasound technology, as well as new techniques and applications of cardiac ultrasound.

Essential Echocardiography: A Practical Handbook provides the physiological, anatomical, and diagnostic grounding for all students of cardiac ultrasound, as well as a sound basis for a more general understanding of cardiac imaging. This volume will be of great value to cardiologists in training and practice, internists, and cardiac sonographers.

Inhalt
Echocardiographic Instrumentation and Principles of Doppler Echocardiography.- to Imaging.- Protocol and Nomenclature in Transthoracic Echocardiography.- Clinical Utility of Echocardiography.- Diseases of the Myocardium and Pericardium.- Echocardiographic Assessment of Ventricular Systolic Function.- Echocardiographic Assessment of Diastolic Function.- Echocardiography in Myocardial Infarction.- Stress Echocardiography.- Cardiomyopathies.- Pericardial Disease.- Echocardiographic Assessment of Aortic Stenosis.- Echocardiographic Evaluation of Aortic Regurgitation.- Mitral Stenosis.- Mitral Regurgitation.- Infective Endocarditis.- Miscellaneous Topics in Echocardiography.- Role of Echocardiography in the Management of Atrial Fibrillation.- Cardiac Source of Embolus.- Echocardiography in Pulmonary Embolism and Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension.- Cardiac Masses and Tumors.- Aortic Dissection and Other Diseases of the Aorta.- Echocardiography in the Assessment of Atrial Septal Defects.- Adult Congenital Heart Disease in General Echocardiography Practice.- Transesophageal Echocardiography.