Stress Echocardiography: Essential Guide-1판

During last two decades, stress echocardiography has progressed from a promising idea to a crucial diagnostic and
prognostic tool in various cardiac conditions, particularly in ischemic heart diseases. Written by world recognized
experts in the field, Stress Echocardiography: Essential Guide and DVD is an all-inclusive source of key information
related to the principles and practice of stress echocardiography. Both the stress echocardiography trainee and those
in practice seek to benefit from this text and DVD set.


Important features include:



븋ser-friendly accompanying DVD
븄ver 500 color and black-and-white illustrations and tables to assist the reader in correctly identifying various
disease states
뷶etailed list of 50 landmark papers with commentary
븆resentation of difficult case studies from everyday practice
뷷xploration of the practical aspects of imaging during stress and the science of reading of stress echo studies
뷶etailed explanations of the quantification of echocardiographic response and stress echo interpretation
뷶escriptions of the use of different stress echocardiographic modalities in specific clinical situations, as well as
the advantages, drawbacks, pitfalls, and implications of results on patient management

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Basic Principles of Stress Echocardiography: why, when and how? Stress and Stressors: applied pathophysiology.
Facilities, Environment, Staff, Accreditation. Stress Echocardiography exam: imaging, reading, quantification. Stress
Echocardiography Protocols. Detection of Myocardial Ischemia. Detection of Myocardial Viability. Contrast in stress
echocardiography. Stress Echocardiography in Valvular Heart Disease. Stress Echocardiography in Dilated Cardiomyopathy.
Risk Stratification in Non-cardiac Surgery. Stress Echocardiography vs Radionuclide Imaging. Training Process and
Requirements. Landmark Articles with Short Comments.