Echocardiography is an integral part of clinical cardiology with important applications in the initial diagnosis, clinical management and decision-making in patients with a wide range of cardiovascular diseases. In the 2ndedition, all chapters have been revised to reflect recent advances in the field. This textbook is organised by disease category emphasising a clinical approach to echocardiographic diagnosis; intended for a wide range of individuals including those new to the field and those who are interested in updating their knowledge.
Principles of Echocardiographic Image Acquisition and Doppler Analysis Normal Cardiac Anatomy, Tomographic Views, and Intracardiac Flow Patterns Transesophageal Echocardiographic Views, Anatomy and Doppler Flow Patterns Clinical Indications for Echocardiography Echocardiographic Evaluation of Left and Right Ventricular Function Echocardiographic Evaluation of Ventricular Diastolic Filling and Function The Utility of Echocardiography in Patients with Ischemic Cardiac Disease Echocardiographic Approach to the Cardiomyopathies, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Post-Cardiac Transplant Patient, and Pulmonary Heart Disease Pericardial Disease: Two-Dimensional Echocardiographic and Doppler Findings Valvular Stenosis: Diagnosis, Quantitation and Clinical Approach Valvular Regurgitation: Diagnosis, Quantitaiton, and Clinical Approach Echocardiographic Evaluation of Prosthetic Valve Dysfunction The Role of Echocardiography in Suspected Definite Endocarditis Echocardiographic Evaluation of Cardiac Masses and Potential Cardiac Source of Embolus Clinical Echocardiography for Diseases of the Great Vessels An Introduction to Echocardiographic Evaluation of the Adult with Congenital Heart Disease