Case-based echocardiography

Echocardiography remains the most commonly used cardiac imaging modality in clinical care and is now considered an extension of the stethoscope with other physicians, such as interventional cardiologists and internists, often viewing and interpreting echocardiograms. Technology advances in echocardiography such as tissue Doppler/strain and 3D echocardiography have further extended its clinical scope, while cardiac imaging is rapidly extending beyond the heart with laboratories now incorporating various vascular imaging protocols as part of their clinical activity. Lastly, the emerging focus on continuing education and certification in echocardiography puts pressure on physicians to keep abreast of basic and new techniques in echocardiography.

Case-Based Echocardiography has been developed to offer a succinct guide to the discipline, incorporating topics ranging from fundamental physical principles to important cardiac pathologies and novel technologies. It has been designed to provide this knowledge in a novel, condensed format, enabling easy and quick reference to topics and also enables its use in a bedside situation to enhance performance and interpretation of echocardiographic data. The content will also assist readers in preparing for competency tests in echocardiography such as the echocardiography boards. --Résumé de l'éditeur.

Titre de l'écran-titre (visionné le 26 septembre 2011).

Physics and Artifacts -- Basic Ultrasound Views -- Quantification of Left Ventricular Size and Wall Thickness -- Quantification of Left Ventricular Systolic Function -- Noninvasive Hemodynamic Assessment -- Echocardiographic Assessment of Diastolic Dysfunction (DD) and Heart Failure with Normal EF (HFnlEF) -- Tissue Doppler Imaging and Strain Echocardiography -- Transesophageal Echocardiography -- Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography -- Use of Echo Contrast in Routine Practice -- Three-Dimensional Echocardiography -- Stress Echocardiography -- Mechanical Dyssynchrony Assessment -- Post Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) Optimization Protocol -- Echocardiographic Assessment of the Right Ventricle -- Aortic Valve Stenosis and Regurgitation -- Mitral Prolapse Regurgitation and Mitral Stenosis -- Right-Sided Heart Valves Assessment in Disease -- The Assessment of Prosthetic Valve Function -- The Aorta: Diseases of the Aorta -- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy -- Stress Cardiomyopathy -- Pericardial Diseases -- Atrial Septal Defect -- Percutaneous Interventions for Congenital Heart Defects -- Cardiac Tumors and Masses -- Cardiac Transplantation -- Vascular Imaging.