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Informationen zum Autor Andro G. Kacharava, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA Alexander Gedevanishvili, Director; Echocardiography Laboratory; West Georgia Medical Center; Lagrange, GA Goran Imnadze, Ph D, Moscow Scientific Center of Cardiovascular Surgery of A.N.Bakulev Dimitri Tsverava, MD, Ph D, Chief of Inpatient Services MediClubGeorgia (MCG) - Tbilisi, Georgia Craig M. Brodsky, MD, Cardiologist: Lewis, Gotlieb, Saltzman, Edep & Brodsky, PA, Boca Raton, FL Klappentext With its easy accessibility, low cost, and ability to deliver, essential bedside information about the cardiac structure and function, echocardiography has become one of the most relied-upon diagnostic tools in clinical medicine. As a result, more clinicians than ever before must be able to accurately interpret echocardiographic information in order to administer appropriate treatment.Based on the authors' experience teaching echocardiography in busy clinical settings, this new pocketbook provides reliable guidance on everyday clinical cardiac ultrasound and the interpretation of echocardiographic images. It has been designed to help readers develop a stepwise approach to the interpretation of a standard transthoracic echocardiographic study and teach how to methodically gather and assemble the most important information from each of the standard echocardiographic views in order to generate a complete final report of the study performed.What's included:* A summary of TTE examination protocol and a comprehensive listing of useful formulas and normal values* Atrial and ventricular dimensions, LV and RV systolic function, LV diastolic patterns* Echocardiographic findings in the most commonly encountered cardiac diseases and disorders, including various cardiomyopathies, cardiac tamponade, constrictive pericarditis, valvular heart disease, pulmonary hypertension, infective endocarditis, and congenital heart disease* Companion website with video clips and over 70 self-assessment questionsPacked with essential information and designed for quick look-up, this pocketbook will be of great assistance for anyone who works in busy clinical settings and who needs a ready and reliable guide to interpreting echocardiographic information to help deliver optimal patient care. Zusammenfassung This pocket guide presents echocardiographic information in a quick-reference format ideal for use at point of care. It covers normal values, measurements, useful formulae, guidelines, indications, protocols and other essential data related to the performance and interpretation of echocardiographic studies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Navin C. Nanda vii Preface ix Abbreviations xi 1 Comprehensive transthoracic echocardiographic examination protocol 1 2 Indications, contraindications and endpoints of dobutamine and exercise stress echocardiography 6 3 Types of stress echocardiography and reading template 8 4 Useful formulas and normal values 10 5 Guidelines for the safe use of echocardiography contrast 12 6 Atrial and ventricular dimensions 13 7 Coronary artery disease 21 8 Left ventricular systolic function and left ventricular diastolic patterns 23 9 Right ventricular systolic function and right ventricular diastolic patterns 27 10 Dilated, hypertrophic and restrictive cardiomyopathies 30 11 Pericardial effusion, cardiac tamponade, constrictive pericarditis 31 12 Mitral stenosis 32 13 Mitral valvuloplasty score 33 14 Recommendations for data recording and measurement for mitral stenosis 34 15 Mitral regurgitation 36 16 Aortic regurgitation 38 17 Aortic stenosis 39 18 Recommendations for data recording and measurement for aortic stenosis 40 19 Resolut...
