Textbook of clinical echocardiography
By: Catherine M. Otto.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Saunders/Elsevier
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 608
ISBN-13: 9781416055594
Subjects: Echocardiography; Echocardiography; Heart Diseases -- ultrasonography
Description: The fourth edition is presents an accessible primer on this complex topic from Dr. Catherine Otto, one of the foremost teachers and writers in the field. You'll find straight forward explanations of the basics of ultrasound physics, image acquisition, and all the major techniques and major disease categories, as well as the latest on advanced echo techniques-such as contrast echo, 3D echo, and myocardial mechanics (strain rate imaging, speckle tracking, and synchrony). Each chapter-including a new one on intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography-features a practical outline called The Echo Exam, ideal for understanding the use of echo and its outcomes. State-of-the-art echo images are complemented by full-color comparative drawings of heart structures.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Principles of image acquisition and doppler analysis; title: Transthoracic anatomy and hemodynamics; title: Transesophageal imaging and doppler flows; title: Advanced echocardiographic modalities; title: Clinical indications for echocardiography; title: Left and right ventricular systolic function; title: Ventricular diastolic filling and function; title: Ischemic cardiac disease; title: Cardiomyopathies, hypertensive heart disease, and pulmonary heart disease; title: Pericardial disease; title: Valvular stenosis; title: Valvular regurgitation; title: Prosthetic valves; title: Endocarditis; title: Cardiac masses and cardiac "source of embolus"; title: Diseases of the great vessels; title: Adult congenital heart disease; title: Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography.