| Description |
1 online resource (270 pages) |
| Contents |
THE ULTIMATE ECHO GUIDE; Contents; Contributing Authors; Preface; Acknowledgments; The Normal Color Doppler Echocardiogram; Coronary Artery Disease; Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction; Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction; Pulmonary Hypertension and Cor Pulmonale; Mitral Regurgitation; Mitral Stenosis; Aortic Regurgitation; Aortic Valve Sclerosis and Aortic Valve Stenosis; Tricuspid and Pulmonic Valve Disease; Prosthetic Valve Dysfunction; Common Adult Congenital Heart Diseases; Infective Endocarditis; Intracardiac Masses and Systemic Embolism; Diseases of the Aorta; Pericardial Diseases |
| Summary |
This multi-authored concise guide provides rapid access to the most common cardiac diseases where echo plays an important role in diagnosis, prognosis, therapy, and follow-up. Designed for practical, daily use, succinct chapters are in outline format and grouped according to disease. Each chapter follows a common organization and includes definition; etiology; incidence and prevalence; class I indications for echo based on AHA/ACC guidelines; best tomographic planes; key diagnostic features, including pitfalls; diagnostic formulas; diagnostic accuracy; parameters to stratify severity of diseas |
| Notes |
Subject Index |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Echocardiography -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Echocardiography
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781469876481 |
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1469876485 |
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