Overview

Echocardiography has now reached its maturity and plays a key role in the clinical assessment of cardiac function. However, its ability to assess myocardial perfusion remains a clinical challenge. Myocardial contrast echocardiography is a technique that uses microbubbles. These microbubbles remain entirely within the intravascular space and their presence in any myocardial region denotes the status of microvascular perfusion within that region. During the last few years, a large number of research studies have been dedicated to this topic. The latest developments in echocardiographic techniques and second-generation contrast agents allow for the potential assessment of myocardial perfusion and provide an accurate endocardial border delineation. In the present book, these new echocardiographic techniques dedicated to the assessment of myocardial perfusion are described in detail by experts from both sides of the Atlantic. Tips and tricks are included, explaining thebasic concepts that are needed to understand and perform contrast echocardiography.

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Author:   Jose L. Zamorano ,  S. Kaul ,  Miguel A. García Fernández
Publisher:   Springer Verlag
Imprint:   Springer Verlag
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.530kg
ISBN:  

9788847021747

ISBN 10:   884702174
Pages:   286
Publication Date:   03 October 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1 The Physiological Basis of Coronary Circulation.- 2 Microbubbles: Basic Principles.- 3 Organization of the Contrast Echocardiography Laboratory: Tips and Tricks.- 4 Quantification Methods in Contrast Echocardiography.- 5 Clinical Application of Quantitative Analysis in Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography.- 6 Contrast Echocardiography for Left Ventricular Opacification.- 7 Coronary Flow Reserve and Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography.- 8 Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography in the Assessment of Patient with Chronic Coronary Artery Disease.- 9 Myocardial Viability: Comparison with Other Imaging Techniques.- 10 Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography and Inflammatory Response.- 11 Myocardial Perfusion Imaging During Stress Using Contrast Echocardiography.- 12 Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography in Acute Myocardial Infarction.- 13 Can Echocardiography Provide Combined Assessment of Left Ventricular Function and Myocardial Perfusion?.- 14 From a Toy with Lots of Potential to a Useful Clinical Tool - The Oxford Way of Doing Contrast Echocardiography.- 15 Clinical Application of Contrast Echocardiography in Critically III Patients.- 16 Therapeutic Application of Ultrasound Contrast Agents.

Reviews

"From the reviews: ""The use of contrast agents in echocardiography is becoming a routine clinical tool and this book aims to help those starting to use contrast agents as an ‘education tool in this field’. … this book provides an up-to-date introduction to contrast echocardiography as well as exciting glimpses into its future potential."" (Professor D O Cosgrove, RAD Magazine, March, 2005)"

From the reviews: The use of contrast agents in echocardiography is becoming a routine clinical tool and this book aims to help those starting to use contrast agents as an `education tool in this field'. ... this book provides an up-to-date introduction to contrast echocardiography as well as exciting glimpses into its future potential. (Professor D O Cosgrove, RAD Magazine, March, 2005)

From the reviews: The use of contrast agents in echocardiography is becoming a routine clinical tool and this book aims to help those starting to use contrast agents as an 'education tool in this field'. ... this book provides an up-to-date introduction to contrast echocardiography as well as exciting glimpses into its future potential. (Professor D O Cosgrove, RAD Magazine, March, 2005)

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