Book[edited by] Scott D. Solomon, Justina C. Wu, Linda D. Gillam ; illustration editor, Bernard E. Bulwer.
Summary: Echocardiography remains the most commonly used imaging technique to visualize the heart and great vessels, and this clinically oriented text by Drs. Scott D. Solomon, Justina C. Wu, and Linda D. Gillam helps you make the most of its diagnostic and prognostic potential for your patients. Part of the highly regarded Braunwald's family of cardiology references, Essential Echocardiography expertly covers basic principles of anatomy and physiology, the appearance of normal variants across a wide range of cardiovascular diseases, and the hands-on approaches necessary to acquire and interpret optimal echocardiographic images in the clinical setting.
Contents:
Section I: Principles of ultrasound and instrumentation. Physical principles of ultrasound and generation of images
M-mode imaging
Principles of contrast echocardiography
Principles of transesophageal echocardiography
Principles of three-dimensional ultrasound
Principles and practical aspects of strain echocardiography
Understanding imaging artifacts
Section II: The echocardiographic examination. Principles of transthoracic imaging acquisition: the standard adult transthoracic echocardiographic examination
The transthoracic examination, view by view
Three-dimensional echocardiography: image acquisition
Optimization of the patient and equipment
Utilizing contrast echocardiography in practice
Echo on-call: echocardiographic emergencies
Section III: Assessment of cardiac structure and function. Assessment of left ventricular systolic function
Left ventricular diastolic function
Assessment of right ventricular structure and function
Assessment of the atria
Section IV: Echocardiography for diseases of the myocardium. Acute myocardial infarction
Mechanical complications of myocardial infarction
Long-term consequences and prognosis after myocardial infarction
Echocardiography in heart failure
Dilated cardiomyopathies
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Restrictive and infiltrative cardiomyopathies
Echocardiography in assessment of cardiac synchrony
Echocardiography in assessment of ventricular assist devices
Stress echocardiography and echo in cardiopulmonary testing
Section V: Valvular heart disease. Mitral valve disease
Aortic valve disease
Tricuspid and pulmonic valve disease
Prosthetic valves
Echocardiography in percutaneous valvular intervention
Section VI: Diseases of the pericardium and great vessels. Pericardial disease
Diseases of the aorta
Section vii: diseases of the pulmonary artery and veins
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary hypertension
Section VIII: Cardiac masses. Primary and secondary tumors
Identification of intracardiac thrombus
Other cardiac masses
Section IX: Systemic diseases involving the heart. Echocardiography in infective endocarditis
Other systemic diseases and the heart
Echocardiography in malignant disease
Section X: Congenital heart disease in the adult. Atrial septal defect
Ventricular septal defect
Other common congenital defects in adults
Section XI: Miscellaneous topics in echocardiography. Handheld echocardiography
Appropriate use of echocardiography
Echocardiography in the context of other cardiac imaging modalities
Transesophageal echocardiography for cardiac surgery
Appendices. Reference tables
Commonly utilized equations in echocardiography