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By
Christophe Klimczak, MD, PhD, Cardiologist and Hospital Practitioner, CHU Paris-VI (Pierre & Marie Curie), Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière,
Paris; and Hôpital Charles-Foix, Ivry-sur-Seine, France
Petros Nihoyannopoulos, MD, FRCP, FACC, FESC, Consultant Cardiologist, Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK; President, European Association of Echocardiography of the ESC
Description
This book offers both experienced cardiologists and trainees alike the opportunity to identify and address the most common pitfalls encountered
with echocardiology in routine clinical practice. The book covers a series of challenges ranging from technical difficulties to problems
with echocardiographic interpretation with each section presenting a series of simulations to test the reader's understanding of the
problem. The text is written in a highly practical and didactic style which will help the busy physician by presenting the information
in a succinct, 'essentials only' manner. The heavy use of high-quality illustrations serves to ensure that the concepts explained are
supported by real-life examples and thus readily applicable to the clinical setting.
Audience
Cardiologists in training and qualified
Cardiac technicians
Contents
SECTION 1 – Technical Pitfalls
The physical limitations of echocardiography
Ultrasound artefacts
Patient hypoechogenicity
Problems
due to adjustments of the machine settings
Other technical pitfalls
SECTION 2 – Diagnostic Pitfalls
Cardiac valves
Cardiac
walls
Cardiac chambers
Systolic and diastolic function of the ventricles
Pulmonary arterial pressures
Thoracic aorta
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 256 pages, publication date: JAN-2008
ISBN-13: 978-0-443-06927-7
ISBN-10: 0-443-06927-1
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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