Overview

Principles of Echocardiography and Intracardiac Echocardiography has everything you need to successfully obtain and interpret cardiac echo images. Stuart J. Hutchison-a premier cardiac diagnostic specialist-explains the dos and don'ts of echocardiography so that you get the best images and avoid artifacts. Get only the coverage you need with clinically-oriented, practical information presented in a consistent format that makes finding everything quick and easy. High-quality images, tables of useful values and settings, and access to the full text and more online at expertconsult.com make this the one echo handbook that has it all. Features access to the full text, an image library, and moving images online at expertconsult.com where you can browse, download, and learn from additional content. Focuses on clinically-oriented and practical information so that you get only the coverage that you need. Presents material in a consistent format that makes it easy for you find information. Explains how to obtain the best image quality and avoid artifacts through instructions on how to and how not to perform echocardiography. Provides excellent visual guidance through high-quality images-many in color-that reinforce the quality of information in the text. Includes numerous tables with useful values and settings to help you master probe settings and measurements. Your purchase entitles you to access the web site until the next edition is published, or until the current edition is no longer offered for sale by Elsevier, whichever occurs first. Elsevier reserves the right to offer a suitable replacement product (such as a downloadable or CD-ROM-based electronic version) should access to the web site be discontinued.

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Author:   Stuart J. Hutchison
Publisher:   Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint:   W B Saunders Co Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 19.00cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 26.50cm
Weight:   1.406kg
ISBN:  

9781437704037

ISBN 10:   1437704034
Pages:   544
Publication Date:   25 June 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

1 The Aortic Valve 2 Aortic Stenosis 3 Aortic Insufficiency 4 The Mitral Valve 5 Mitral Stenosis 6 Mitral Insufficiency 7 Tricuspid and Pulmonic Valve Disease 8 Prosthetic Valves 9 Infective Endocarditis 10 Echocardiographic Assessment of the Left Ventricle 11 Coronary Artery Disease: Ischemia, Infarction and Complications 12 Coronary Artery Disease: Stress Echo 13 Cardiomyopathies 14 Diastolic Dysfunction and Echocardiographic Hemodynamics 15 Contrast Echocardiography 16 Proximal Isovelocity Surface Area and Flow Convergence Methods 17 Echocardiography and Its Role in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy 18 Stress, Strain, Speckle and Tissue Doppler Imaging: Practical Applications 19 Principles of Transesophageal Echocardiography 20 Role of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Mitral Valve Repair 21 Intracardiac Echocardiography 22 Pericardial Diseases 23 Right Heart Diseases 24 Cardiac Masses 25 Cardiac Trauma 26 Echocardiographic Guidance of Procedures

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