Solomon Essential Echocardiography

A Practical Guide With DVD
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-1-59259-977-6
Verlag: Humana Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 458 Seiten

Reihe: Contemporary Cardiology

This is the premier practical guide to understanding echocardiography. 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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Solomon, Scott D.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;FOREWORD;7
2;PREFACE;9
3;CONTENTS;10
4;CONTRIBUTORS;12
5;I INTRODUCTION;14
5.1;Echocardiographic Instrumentation and Principles of Doppler Echocardiography;15
5.2;Introduction to Imaging;30
5.3;Protocol and Nomenclature in Transthoracic Echocardiography;45
5.4;Clinical Utility of Echocardiography;80
6;II DISEASES OF THE MYOCARDIUM AND PERICARDIUM;96
6.1;Echocardiographic Assessment of Ventricular Systolic Function;97
6.2;Echocardiographic Assessment of Diastolic Function;126
6.3;Echocardiography in Myocardial Infarction;139
6.4;Stress Echocardiography;155
6.5;Cardiomyopathies;167
6.6;Pericardial Disease;196
6.7;Echocardiographic Assessment of Aortic Stenosis;214
6.8;Echocardiographic Evaluation of Aortic Regurgitation;227
6.9;Mitral Stenosis;243
6.10;Mitral Regurgitation;258
6.11;Infective Endocarditis;288
7;III MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS IN ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;305
7.1;Role of Echocardiography in the Management of Atrial Fibrillation;306
7.2;Cardiac Source of Embolus;319
7.3;Echocardiography in Pulmonary Embolism and Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension;332
7.4;Cardiac Masses and Tumors;345
7.5;Aortic Dissection and Other Diseases of the Aorta;361
7.6;Echocardiography in the Assessment of Atrial Septal Defects;376
7.7;Adult Congenital Heart Disease in General Echocardiography Practice;387
7.8;Transesophageal Echocardiography;412
7.9;Reference Values;441
8;INDEX;447