Helen Rimington (Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospitals, London, UK Guy's, John Chambers (Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals, London, UK)

Echocardiography

A Practical Guide for Reporting and Interpretation, Third Edition

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Providing a step-by-step guide to clinical echocardiography, this new edition has been extensively revised and includes new international guidelines, grading criteria and normal data. It presents an up-to-date discussion of echocardiography use in both acute and critical care settings and provides increased guidance for clinical interpretation, including how echocardiography can help inform surgical decisions. In addition, the content has been extended, particularly in the consideration of valve disease and cardiomyopathies. The book also includes links to online resources, including videos, adding value and usefulness for the reader.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc
• 3 ed
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. November 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 189mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 572g
• ISBN-13: 9781482231922
• ISBN-10: 1482231921
• Artikelnr.: 42748773

Autorenporträt

Helen Rimington, BSc, PhD, consultant cardiac physiologist, Guy¿s and St Thomas¿ Hospitals, London, UK John Chambers, MD, FESC, FACC, professor of clinical cardiology, Guy¿s and St Thomas¿ Hospitals, London, UK

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Minimum Standard Echocardiogram. Organisation of a Report.
Indications for Urgent Clinical Advice. Interpretation for the
Non-Echocardiographer. Left Ventricular Dimensions and Function. LV Size
and Wall Thickness. LV Systolic Function. LV Diastolic Function. Diastolic
Heart Failure. Acute Coronary Syndrome. Cardiomyopathies. The Dilated Left
Ventricle. The Hypertrophied Left Ventricle. Restrictive Cardiomyopathy.
Noncompaction. Arrythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy/Dysplasia.
The Right Ventricle. Pulmonary Pressure and Hypertension. Aortic Valve
Disease. Aortic Stenosis. Aortic Regurgitation. Mitral Valve Disease.
Mitral Stenosis. Mitral Regurgitation. Specialist Pre and Post-Operative
Assessment. Right-Sided Valve Disease. Tricuspid Regurgitation and
Stenosis. Tricuspid Stenosis. Pulmonary Stenosis and Regurgitation.
Replacement Heart Valves. General. Replacement Valves in the Aortic
Position. Replacement Valves in the Mitral Position. Tricuspid Replacement
Valves. Pulmonary Replacement Valves. Endocarditis. The Aorta and
Dissection. The Aorta. Dissection. The Atria and Atrial Septum. The Left
Atrium. The Right Atrium. The Atrial Septum. Adult Congenital Disease.
Simple Defects. Systematic Study. Post-Procedure Studies. Pericardial
Disease. Pericardial Effusion. Pericardial Constriction. Pericarditis.
Masses.Echocardiography in Acute and Critical Care Medicine. General
Clinical Requests. Appropriateness Criteria for Echocardiography.
Appendices. Left Ventricle. Critical Care Monitoring. Valve Disease.
Summary of Formulae. Figures.