Thoroughly updated for its Third Edition, this best-selling manual is a practical guide to the performance,
interpretation, and clinical applications of echocardiography. The Echo Manual is written by recognized authorities at
the Mayo Clinic and provides a concise, user-friendly summary of techniques, diagnostic criteria, and quantitative
methods for both echocardiography and Doppler echocardiography. Discussion of each clinical problem also includes
transesophageal echocardiography. This edition covers the latest techniques, standards, and applications and includes
new contrast agents. All references have been updated. More than 900 images--well annotated and true to gray scale and
color--give readers an immediate grasp of salient points.
Abbreviations Commonly Used in Text, Tables, and Figures
How to Obtain a Good Echocardiography Examination: Ultrasound Physics, Technique, and Medical Knowledge
Transthoracic Echocardiography: M-mode, Two-Dimensional, and Three-Dimensional
Transesophageal and Intracardiac Echocardiography
Jae K. Oh, Donald J. Hagler, Allison Cabalka, Guy S. Reeder, Frank Cetta, Jr., and James B. Seward
Doppler Echocardiography and Color Flow Imaging: Comprehensive Noninvasive Hemodynamic Assessment
Tissue Doppler Imaging, Strain Imaging, and Dyssynchrony Assessment
Brian D. Powell, Raul E. Espinosa, Cheuk-Man Yu, and Jae K. Oh
Contrast Echocardiography
Assessment of Systolic Function and Quantification of Cardiac Chambers
Assessment of Diastolic Function and Diastolic Heart Failure
Pulmonary Hypertension and Pulmonary Vein Stenosis
Coronary Artery Disease and Acute Myocardial Infarction
Stress Echocardiography
Valvular Heart Diseases
Prosthetic Valve Evaluation
Infective Endocarditis
Cardiomyopathies
Cardiac Diseases Due to Systemic Illness, Genetics, Medications, or Infection
Pericardial Diseases
Tumors and Masses
Diseases of the Aorta
Echocardiography in Congenital Heart Diseases: An Overview
Frank Cetta, Jr., James B. Seward, and Patrick W. O'Leary
Intraoperative Echocardiography
Roger L. Click and Jae K. Oh
Vascular Imaging and Tonometry
A. Rauoof Malik and Iftikhar J. Kullo
Goal-Directed and Comprehensive Examination
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