The ultimate echo guide
By: editor, Carlos A. Roldan
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Philadelphia, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9781605476476
Subjects: Echocardiography; MEDICAL / Anesthesiology; MEDICAL / Cardiology; Handbooks, manuals; MEDICAL / Emergency Medicine
Description: "Selected as one of "The 2005 Great Books in Cardiology" by The American Journal of Cardiology(r), The Ultimate Echo Guide provides a complete echocardiography consultation in an easy, fast, and succinct manner. Geared toward the trainee and clinician, the bulleted format provides complete information in a concise reader-friendly text. Echocardiographic evaluation of the most common cardiovascular diseases is covered in a succinct, logical manner, from an introduction with definitions, indications for various echo techniques, through interpretation. Discussion of each echo technique--M-mode, 2-D, Doppler TTE, and TEE--includes best imaging planes, diagnostic methods, diagnostic formulas, key diagnostic features, data on accuracy and prognosis, and alerts to potential pitfalls.Highlights of this Second Edition include:       New chapter on Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy       New chapter on Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy        Comparison tables and figures for TTE and TEE findings       More color images         Online access to searchable text and more than 375 echo clips"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.