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Selected as one of "The 2005 Great Books in Cardiology" by The American Journal of Cardiology®, The Ultimate Echo Guide provides a complete echocardiography consultation in an easy, fast, and succinct manner. Geared toward the trainee and clinician, the bulleted format provides complete information in a concise reader-friendly text. Echocardiographic evaluation of the most common cardiovascular diseases is covered in a succinct, logical manner, from an introduction with definitions, indications for various echo techniques, through interpretation. Discussion of each echo technique%M-mode, 2-D, Doppler TTE, and TEE%includes best imaging planes, diagnostic methods, diagnostic formulas, key diagnostic features, data on accuracy and prognosis, and alerts to potential pitfalls. Highlights of this Second Edition include: New chapter on Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy New chapter on Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Comparison tables and figures for TTE and TEE findings More color images… (more)
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The normal color doppler echocardiogram / Carlos A. Roldan -- Coronary artery disease / Carlos A. Roldan -- Ventricular systolic dysfunction / William A. Zoghbi and Juan Carlos Plana -- Ventricular diastolic function / Robert A. Taylor -- Pulmonary hypertension and cor pulmonale / Anita Kedia and Carlos A. Roldan -- Mitral regurgitation / Phoebe A. Ashley and Carlos A. Roldan -- Mitral stenosis / Carlos A. Roldan -- Aortic regurgitation / Carlos A. Roldan -- Aortic valve sclerosis and aortic valve stenosis / Kirsten Tolstrup and Carlos A. Roldan -- Tricuspid and pulmonic valve disease / Dara K. Lee and Carlos A. Roldan -- Prosthetic valve dysfunction / Michael H. Crawford -- Common adult congenital heart diseases / Carlos A. Roldan -- Infective endocarditis / Carlos A. Roldan -- Intracardiac masses: tumors and systemic embolism / Gerald A. Charlton -- Diseases of the aorta / Robert J. Seigel and Takashi Miyamoto -- Pericardial diseases / Carlos A. Roldan.