Comprehensive Textbook of Echocardiography Volume 2
Comprehensive Textbook of Echocardiography Volume 2 pdf download
Comprehensive Textbook of
Echocardiography Volume 2
The aim
of the current book is to provide an
overview of the subject of clinical
echocardiography as it is practiced
today. The book consists of a total
of 85 chapters organized into seven
sections. The first section deals
with the basics of ultrasound,
Doppler, speckle tracking,
three-dimensional echocardiography
and instrumentation. A short history
of echocardiography and Doppler are
also included in this section. The
second section consists of various
aspects of echocardiography and
ultrasound examination. M-mode and
two- and three-dimensional
transthoracic and transesophageal
examinations, nonstandard planes,
various aspects of Doppler
assessment including tissue Doppler,
velocity vector and speckle tracking
imaging, transpharyngeal echo, and
epiaortic echocardiography are dealt
with in this section. Valvular heart
disease is covered in the next
section. Section 4 deals with two-
and three-dimensional
echocardiographic assessments of
systolic and diastolic function of
both left and right ventricles. The
next section contains chapters
covering ischemic heart disease,
coronary arteries and coronary flow
reserve, and different aspects of
stress echocardiography. Section 6
deals with congenital of pediatric
congenital heart disease,
ventricular function, adult
congenital heart disease and
acquired heart diseases in
childhood. The final section in the
book, Section 7, covers systemic
diseases, life-threatening
conditions, echocardiography in
women and the elderly,
echocardiography for the
electrophysiologist and lung
ultrasound. A very large number of
echocardiographic images and other
figures illustrate most of the
chapters of the book and eight DVDs
contain numerous movie clips to
supplement the images. These
represent a major highlight of the
book. This two volume textbook is a
practical guide to echocardiography
for trainees.
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