Full Description
The market for textbooks and reference material in this arena remains with virtually all cardiologists, cardiologists in training (fellows), and sonographers. We have seen that the sales of "Essential Echocardiography" have been strong and I am particularly delighted that we have clearly made inroads into the large sonographer market. This is a student text for undergraduates at the community college level (sonographers in training) and cardiologists in training.
Contents
INTRODUCTION: 1. Echocardiographic Instrumentation and Principles of Doppler Echocardiography 2. Introduction to Imaging: The Normal Examination 3. Protocol and Nomenclature in Transthoracic Echo 4. Clinical Utility of Echocardiography DISEASES OF THE MYOCARDIUM AND PERICARDIUM 5. Echocardiographic Assessment of Ventricular Systolic Function 6. Echocardiographic Assessment of Diastolic Function 7. Echocardiography in Myocardial Infarction 8. Stress Echo: Indications, Protocols, and Interpretation 9. Cardiomyopathies 10.Pericardial Disease 11.Echocardiographic Assessment of Aortic Stenosis 12.Echocardiographic Evaluation of Aortic Regurgitation 13.Mitral Stenosis 14.Mitral Regurgitation 15.Infective Endocarditis MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS IN ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY 16.Role of Echo in the Management of Atrial Fibrillation 17.Cardiac Source of Embolus 18.Echo in Pulmonary Embolism and Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension 19.Cardiac Masses and Tumors 20.Aortic Dissection and Other Diseases of the Aorta 21.Echo in the Assessment of Atrial Septal Defects 22.Adult Congenital Heart Disease in General Echo Practice 23.Transesophageal Echo APPENDIX References Values
