Contents:

Physics of Ultrasound Technique and Instrumentation

Cardiac Ultrasound Artifacts

MMode and TwoDimensional

Threedimensional Echocardiography

Transesophageal Echocardiography

Sonographer Goal Oriented Technique

Doppler and Hemodynamics

Tissue Doppler and Strain

Coronary Artery Disease

Pulmonic and Tricuspid Valvular Disease

Endocarditis

Cardiomyopathies

Systemic Disease

Pericardial Diseases

Aortic Diseases

Atrial Fibrillation


ContrastEnhanced Ultrasound Imaging

Systolic Function Assessment

Diastology

Stress Echocardiography

Intraoperative Echocardiography

Dyssynchrony EvaluationAV Optimization

Right Ventricular Disease and Pulmonary Hypertension

Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease

Noncyanotic Congenital Heart Disease

TumorsMasses

Keep up with the latest technical advances and clinical applications in echocardiography with this self-paced review! Written by national and international echocardiography experts from the Cleveland Clinic and other leading institutions, Clinical Echocardiography Review: A Self-Assessment Tool uses a reader-friendly question-and-answer format to help trainees and clinicians assess and expand their knowledge and improve comprehension and retention of vital information.

Inside, readers will discover 28 state-of-the-art chapters ranging from basics such as the echocardiography examination, physics, and artifacts, to clinically oriented topics such as atrial fibrillation, prosthetic valves, cardiomyopathies, and pericardial diseases, to new technologies such as dyssynchrony assessment, strain, and strain rate.

Learning and review features include...

* 1,000 self-assessment questions with answers, many based on interpretation of sample images, make this the largest question-and-answer review in echocardiography.
* Assorted multiple choice questions help readers gauge progress and identify areas in need of further study.
* Focus on congenital heart disease helps improve clinical diagnosis of these abnormalities.
* Questions addressing all echocardiographic modalities--including M-mode, transesophageal, 2-dimensional, 3-dimensional, Doppler, contrast-enhanced, and stress echo--build understanding of all currently used technologies.
* Special section on valvular heart disease highlights echocardiographic appearance of valve problems to speed diagnosis.
* Online portions with case studies and moving images .
* A companion website includes case studies and animations, plus ALL questions from the text. Common terms and phrases: ANSWER aortic dissection aortic regurgitation aortic stenosis aortic valve apical artifact ascending aorta assessment atrial fibrillation cardiac cardiomyopathy clinical Coll Cardiol constrictive pericarditis coronary artery decrease delay diagnosis diastolic dysfunction dilated dobutamine Doppler recordings echocar echocardio evaluation Figure filling pressures following statements gradient heart failure hypertension hypertrophy incorrect increased ischemia ischemic KEY POINTS left atrial pressure left ventricle left ventricular LV dyssynchrony LV filling LVOT M-mode m/sec mitral annulus mitral inflow mitral regurgitation mitral valve myocardial infarction myocardium normal outflow tract papillary muscle parasternal patient peak systolic peak velocity perfusion posterior present pulmonary artery pulmonary vein regurgitant jet right atrium right ventricular segments septal septum short-axis shunt sinus Soc Echocardiogr stress echo stress echocardiography surgery systolic systolic function systolic pressure therapy thrombus tion tissue Doppler transducer transesophageal transthoracic tricuspid regurgitation tricuspid valve ultrasound ultrasound contrast agents Video volume wall motion abnormalities wave