Principles of Echocardiography and Intracardiac Echocardiography

Principles of Echocardiography and Intracardiac Echocardiography has everything you need to successfully obtain and
interpret cardiac echo images. Stuart J. Hutchison-a premier cardiac diagnostic specialist-explains the dos and don'ts
of echocardiography so that you get the best images and avoid artifacts. Get only the coverage you need with clinically-
oriented, practical information presented in a consistent format that makes finding everything quick and easy. High-
quality images, tables of useful values and settings, and access to the full text and more online at expertconsult.com
make this the one echo handbook that has it all.

Key Features
Features access to the full text, an image library, and moving images online at expertconsult.com where you can browse,
download, and learn from additional content.

Focuses on clinically-oriented and practical information so that you get only the coverage that you need.


Presents material in a consistent format that makes it easy for you find information.


Explains how to obtain the best image quality and avoid artifacts through instructions on how to and how not to perform
echocardiography.


Provides excellent visual guidance through high-quality imagesmany in colorthat reinforce the quality of information in
the text.


Includes numerous tables with useful values and settings to help you master probe settings and measurements.

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Table of Contents
1 The Aortic Valve

2 Aortic Stenosis

3 Aortic Insufficiency

4 The Mitral Valve

5 Mitral Stenosis

6 Mitral Insufficiency

7 Tricuspid and Pulmonic Valve Disease

8 Prosthetic Valves

9 Infective Endocarditis


10 Echocardiographic Assessment of the Left Ventricle

11 Coronary Artery Disease: Ischemia, Infarction and Complications

12 Coronary Artery Disease: Stress Echo

13 Cardiomyopathies


14 Diastolic Dysfunction and Echocardiographic Hemodynamics


15 Contrast Echocardiography

16 Proximal Isovelocity Surface Area and Flow Convergence Methods

17&' || 'nbsp;Echocardiography and Its Role in Cardiac&' || 'nbsp;Resynchronization Therapy

18 Stress, Strain, Speckle and Tissue Doppler Imaging: Practical Applications


19 Principles of Transesophageal Echocardiography

20 Role of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Mitral Valve Repair


21 Intracardiac Echocardiography


22 Pericardial Diseases&' || 'nbsp;

23 Right Heart Diseases

24 Cardiac Masses


25 Cardiac Trauma

26 Echocardiographic Guidance of Procedures