Clinical Echocardiography

A practical review of the many uses of echocardiography in clinical practice, this book integrates and refines the investigation of cardiac disorders within the framework of the pathologic, physiologic and surgical appearances of heart disease.

This is a timely and comprehensive review of the importance of echocardiography in clinical cardiology practice that covers all current techniques and technologies, including three and four-dimensional echocardiography. The authors have uniquely integrated echocardiography within the study of cardiac surgery, physiology, pathology and physiology.

Integrates the investigation of the echocardiographic findings with the pathologic, clinical and surgical aspects of heart disease Includes stunning color echocardiographic images of various heart diseases with reference to their pathologic appearance and physiology Clinical comments on patient management, which are not included in other echocardiography texts

Autorentext
Michael Henein is professor and chief physian for departments of public health and clinical medicine and surgery and perioperative sciences, Umea University, Umea in Sweden. Besides that he has written some other books, published by Springer about hart faillure in clinical practice. His book Clinical Echocardiography is translated in Spanish.

Klappentext
Echocardiography is the cornerstone of the practice of cardiology. It is used for outpatient clinics, on wards to assess patient progress and in cath labs and theatres to guide interventional procedures, device implantation and complex surgery. Yet few busy cardiologists have the time to embrace the fast-developing technology in this field and to implement in their clinical practice. Clinical echocardiography, now in a completely revised second edition, is a book that will take all the stress out of looking at an echocardiogram and assessing exactly what is occurring in the patient's heart. This book, with its many images of almost every cardiological condition, will provide an instantaneous interpretation of the image on the screen, guiding the cardiologist through the detailed diagnostic and therapeutic steps to achieve optimum patient management and aiding the interventionist and surgeon as they carry out the necessary procedures. The book also contains up-to-date findings and summaries of academic knowledge of echocardiography, providing a useful resource for academics and researchers and suggesting ideas for further investigation.

Inhalt

1. Mitral valve.- 2. Aortic valve.- 3. Tricuspid valve.- 4. Pulmonary valve.- 5. Valve substitutes.- 6. Endocarditis.- 7. Pulmonary hypertension.- 8. Coronary artery disease.- 9. Dilated cardiomyopathy.- 10. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.- 11. Restrictive cardiomyopathy.- 12. Pericardial disease.- 13. Cardiac tumors.- 14. Disease of the aorta.