Essential Echocardiography: A Companion to Braunwald’s Heart DiseaseScott D. Solomon, Linda Gillam, Justina Wu 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.
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Contents
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II The Echocardiographic Examination | 73 |
III Assessment of Cardiac Structureand Function | 153 |
IV Echocardiography for Diseases of theMyocardium | 195 |
V Valvular Heart Disease | 279 |
VI Diseases of the Pericardium and Great Vessels | 347 |
VII Diseases of the Pulmonary Artery and Veins | 369 |
VIII Cardiac Masses | 385 |
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Essential Echocardiography: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease Scott D. Solomon,Justina Wu,Linda D. Gillam No preview available - 2018 |
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abnormalities acute American College American Society aneurysm annulus aorta aortic root apical four-chamber view arrow artifacts assessment associated Bulwer cardiac Cardiology Cardiovascular Imaging clinical College of Cardiology color Doppler contrast agents coronary artery Courtesy of Bernard device diagnosis dilated dobutamine dysfunction dyssynchrony echo ejection fraction embolism endocarditis European Heart Journal evaluation gradient guidelines heart disease heart failure hemodynamic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy leaflet left atrial left ventricle left ventricular long-axis view LVAD LVEF LVOT M-mode measurements microbubbles mitral regurgitation mitral valve myocardial infarction myocardium normal papillary muscle patients pericardial effusion pressure pulmonary artery pulmonary hypertension right atrium right ventricle right ventricular risk segments septal defect septum Society of Echocardiography stenosis strain surgery surgical systolic systolic function therapy thoracic three-dimensional thrombus tion tissue Doppler transducer transesophageal echocardiography transthoracic echocardiography tricuspid regurgitation tricuspid valve tumors typically ultrasound valvular velocity ventricular outflow tract Video wall motion