Clinical Echocardiography

Clinical Echocardiography enables you to use echocardiography to its fullest potential in your initial diagnosis, decision making, and clinical management of patients with a wide range of heart diseases. This e-book helps you master what you need to know to obtain the detailed anatomic and physiologic information that can be gained from the full range of echo techniques, from basic to advanced.

• Introduction to echocardiography and ultrasound imagingChapters in Introduction to echocardiography and ultrasound imaging.
• Principles of hemodynamicsChapters in Principles of hemodynamics.
• The echocardiographic examinationChapters in The echocardiographic examination.
• Left ventricular systolic function and contractilityChapters in Left ventricular systolic function and contractility.
• Left ventricular diastolic functionChapters in Left ventricular diastolic function.
• CardiomyopathiesChapters in Cardiomyopathies.
• Valvular heart diseaseChapters in Valvular heart disease.
• Miscellaneous conditionsChapters in Miscellaneous conditions.
• Pericardial diseaseChapters in Pericardial disease.