Bookedited by Eyal Herzog, Edgar Argulian.
Summary: This book comprehensively reviews the use of echocardiography in the rapidly evolving field of critical care cardiology. Increasingly, cardiac care units (CCU) are focusing on the management of patients with multisystem diseases, advanced hemodynamics compromise, complex ventricular arrhythmias, and established or incipient multi-organ failure. This book covers ultrasound applications in such topics as hemodynamic assessment and the assessment of patients with intracardiac devices. Syndrome-based echocardiography in the CCU is also covered with an emphasis on using echocardiography in patients with acute dyspnea, acute chest pain and neurologic syndromes. The use of contrast echocardiography in the CCU is also covered. Echocardiography in the CCU reveals the essential role of various echocardiographic modalities in modern acute cardiovascular care. This is therefore a critical resource for all cardiology practitioners and trainees who use echocardiography in CCUs.
Contents:
Hemodynamic assessment in the CCU by Echo
Use of Echo in Patients with Intra-Cardiac Device
Non Cardiac Ultrasound in the CCU
Hand held Ultrasound devices in the CCU
Contrast Echo in the CCU
Echo in Acute Chest Pain
Echo in Acute Dyspnea
Echo in Syncope
Echo in Hypotension and Shock
Echo in Cardiac Arrest
Echo in a Patient with Arrhythmia
Echo in Acute Neurologic Syndrome
Echo in a Patient with a new murmur.