Perioperative Two-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography - A Practical Handbook

Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a valuable diagnostic modality now routinely used during cardiac surgery and in the intensive care unit.  Increasingly, anesthesiologists, cardiologists and critical care physicians trained in TEE provide the service in both settings where they face the challenge of integrating numerous current TEE guidelines into day-to-day practice.  Perioperative Two-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography: A Practical Handbook, 2nd Edition has been designed to be a concise, portable guide for using TEE to recognize cardiac pathology during the perioperative period.  
This compact guide has a diverse appeal for anesthesiologists, cardiac surgeons and cardiologists desiring comprehensive up-to-date echocardiographic information at their fingertips.
Features
 Updated to include 4 new chapters
 Now contains more than 600 full-color, high quality clinical images and illustrations
 Includes the most recent guidelines
 Retains a compact format that highlights key information
 Synopsis of cardiac pathology commonly encountered in cardiac surgery patients
 On-the-spot reference for echocardiographers with a wide range from novice to expert experience

List of contents

1. TEE Views.- 2. Doppler and Hemodynamics.- 3. Left Ventricle.- 4. Right Ventricle.- 5. Coronary Artery Disease.- 6. Diastology.- 7. Native Valves.- 8. Prosthetic Valves, Transcatheter Valves, Valve Repairs.- 9. Aorta.- 10. Congenital Heart Disease.- 11. Variants, Foreign Material, Artifacts, Masses, Endocarditis.- 12. Mechanical Support, Heart Transplant.- 13. Cardiomyopathies.- 14. Pericardium.- Index.

About the author

Dr. Annette Vegas, MD, FRCPC, FASE
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Director of Perioperative TEE
Department of Anesthesia
Toronto General Hospital
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Summary

Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a valuable diagnostic modality now routinely used during cardiac surgery and in the intensive care unit.  Increasingly, anesthesiologists, cardiologists and critical care physicians trained in TEE provide the service in both settings where they face the challenge of integrating numerous current TEE guidelines into day-to-day practice.  Perioperative Two-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography: A Practical Handbook, 2nd Edition has been designed to be a concise, portable guide for using TEE to recognize cardiac pathology during the perioperative period.  
This compact guide has a diverse appeal for anesthesiologists, cardiac surgeons and cardiologists desiring comprehensive up-to-date echocardiographic information at their fingertips.
Features
 Updated to include 4 new chapters
 Now contains more than 600 full-color, high quality clinical images and illustrations
 Includes the most recent guidelines
 Retains a compact format that highlights key information
 Synopsis of cardiac pathology commonly encountered in cardiac surgery patients
 On-the-spot reference for echocardiographers with a wide range from novice to expert experience

Additional text

“The second edition of Perioperative Two-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography: A Practical Handbook is a captivating clinical adjunct, useful quick reference guide, and a tour de force of 2D perioperative transesophageal echocardiography. … is highly recommended and is a solid clinical teaching aid that illustrates the field of perioperative echocardiography.” (David T. Andrews, Anesthesia & Analgesia, Vol. 127 (05), November, 2018)
“The primary audience is residents, fellows, or practitioners, primarily in cardiothoracic surgery, anesthesiology, and cardiology, who will be caring for perioperative cardiac surgery patients. … The strongest components of the book are the echo images, anatomical figures, and illustrations. … This feature makes this a valuable reference source. … I do not know of another book that incorporates this amount of information with good, clear TEE images that can be easily brought into the OR.” (Michael Bates, Doody's Book Reviews, April, 2018)

Report

"The second edition of Perioperative Two-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography: A Practical Handbook is a captivating clinical adjunct, useful quick reference guide, and a tour de force of 2D perioperative transesophageal echocardiography. ... is highly recommended and is a solid clinical teaching aid that illustrates the field of perioperative echocardiography." (David T. Andrews, Anesthesia & Analgesia, Vol. 127 (05), November, 2018)
"The primary audience is residents, fellows, or practitioners, primarily in cardiothoracic surgery, anesthesiology, and cardiology, who will be caring for perioperative cardiac surgery patients. ... The strongest components of the book are the echo images, anatomical figures, and illustrations. ... This feature makes this a valuable reference source. ... I do not know of another book that incorporates this amount of information with good, clear TEE images that can be easily brought into the OR." (Michael Bates, Doody's Book Reviews, April, 2018)

Product details

• Authors: Annette Vegas
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.03.2018
• EAN: 9783319601786
• ISBN: 978-3-31-960178-6
• No. of pages: 339
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 18 mm x 203 mm
• Weight: 428 g
• Illustrations: XV, 339 p. 26 illus., 20 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; B, Medicine, Radiology, Cardiology, INTERNAL MEDICINE, Imaging / Radiology, Anesthesiology, Medical imaging, Cardiovascular medicine