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Selected as one of "The 2005 Great Books in Cardiology" by The American Journal of Cardiology, The Ultimate Echo Guide provides a complete echocardiography consultation in an easy, fast and succinct manner. Geared toward the trainee and clinician, the bulleted format provides complete information in a concise reader-friendly text. Echo cardiographic evaluation of the most common cardiovascular diseases is covered in a succinct, logical manner, from an Introduction with definitions, indications for various echo techniques, through interpretation. Discussion of each echo technique&mdashM-mode, 2-D, Doppler TTE and TEE&mdashincludes best imaging planes, diagnostic methods, diagnostic formulas, key diagnostic features, data on accuracy and prognosis and alerts to potential pitfalls.
Key Features:
New! Chapter on Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy
New! Comparison tables and figures for findings from TTE and TEE
New! More color images
Concise content in bulleted lists
Echo pitfalls
Echocardiography parameters for disease stratification
Online access to searchable text and more than 375 echo clips
Table of Contents:
Preprocedural Evaluation
Setting up the Lab
Native Coronary Angiography
Bypass Graft Angiography
Left Ventriculography and Aortography
Cerebral and Peripheral Angiography
Hemodynamics in the Cath Lab
Approach to the High-Risk Patient
Hemostatic Devices
Post-Cath Complications
Study Questions
ISBN - 9788184737103
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