Echocardiography in the CCU

Discusses the essential role of various echocardiographic modalities in modern acute cardiovascular careHighlights the applications of echocardiography in most common clinical scenarios
Provides step-by-step approach to the effective management of patients on the CCU

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Eyal Herzog, MD, FACC is Director of the Cardiac Care Unit and Director of the echocardiography laboratories at Mount Sinai-St. Luke's Hospital in New York, NY. Dr Herzog received his medical degree from Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel. He is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York.

Board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular diseases and echocardiography. Dr. Herzog is the author of five textbooks, Herzog's CCU Book, The Cardiac Care Unit Survival Guide, Echocardiography in Acute Coronary Syndrome, Acute Coronary Syndrome-Multidisciplinary and Pathway Based Approached and Pericardial Diseases. He has also authored numerous peer reviewed journal articles.

Dr Herzog is the recipient of numerous awards including the teacher of the year award of the Department of Medicine at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital for 8 years and the Distinguished Physician of the Year at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital in 2010-2011.

Edgar Argulian, MD, MPH is Co-Director of the echocardiography laboratories at Mount Sinai-St. Luke's Hospital in New York, NY. He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular diseases, nuclear cardiology and echocardiography. He has authored numerous peer reviewed journal articles in the field of echocardiography.

Inhalt
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.