| Discipline: | Cardiovas Sys | | Subject Definition: | Echocardiography-Methods; Heart Diseases-Ultrasonography | | NLM Class: | WG 141.5 | | LC Class: | RC683.5 | | Abstract: | This best-selling and highly-praised book provides a practical and clinically useful introduction to echo. The author explains the echo techniques available, what an echo can and cannot give, and, importantly, puts echo into a clinical perspective. The sections are ordered with the techniques most often used to diagnose a particular clinical problem explained first. The final chapter deals with special clinical situations. This highly-praised book is a simple guide to a difficult subject, written in a conversational and accessible style. It is essential reading for anyone wishing to learn about echo -doctors, technicians, medical students etc. Fully updated with the many recent advances in echocardiography. Now presented in full colour throughout with new illustrations. New sections on device therapy for heart failure (cardiac resynchronization therapy, CRT) and the use of echo and TOE (or TEE) in special situations. Special clinical situations now include pulmonary embolism, pericardial disease, advanced age, athletic heart and obesity. |
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