A Practical Approach to Transesophageal Echocardiography offers a concise and intensely illustrated guide to the current practice of perioperative TEE.

Features:

• Practice-oriented content that reveals the clinical approaches of internationally recognized expert echocardiographers in the disciplines of anesthesiology, cardiology, and cardiothoracic surgery.
• The format provides concise, clinically relevant examination sequences to assess both the severity of disease and the postoperative success of a variety of valvular, CABG, and congenital heart surgeries.
• Hemodynamic assessments and quantitative measurements derived from Doppler studies are detailed throughout.

Contents

Essentials of Two-Dimensional Imaging

1. Principles and Technology of Two-Dimensional Echocardiography
2. Two-Dimensional Examination
3. Left Ventricular Systolic Performance and Pathology
4. Diagnosis of Myocardial Ischemia

Essentials of Doppler Echocardiography

5. Doppler Technology and Techniques
6. Quantitative Doppler and Hemodynamics
7. A Practical Approach to the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Ventricular Diastolic Function

Transesophageal Echocardiography in Valvular Disease and Surgery

8. Mitral Regurgitation
9. Mitral Valve Stenosis
10. Mitral Valve Repair
11. Aortic Regurgitation
12. Aortic Stenosis
13. Prosthetic Valves
14. Right Ventricle, Right Atrium, Tricuspid Valve, and Pulmonic Valve

Clinical Challenges

15. Transesophageal Echocardiography for Coronary Revascularization
16. Transesophageal Echocardiography of the Thoracic Aorta
17. Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Intensive Care Unit
18. Transesophageal Echocardiography for Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult
19. Cardiac Masses and Embolic Sources

Man and Machine

20. Common Artifacts and Pitfalls of the Clinical Echocardiography
21. Techniques and Tricks for Optimizing Transesophageal Images

Index

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