Echocardiography in heart failure / [edited by] Martin St. John Sutton, Susan E. Wiegers.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

St. John Sutton, Martin, 1945-

Wiegers, Susan E.

Series:

Practical echocardiography series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Echocardiography--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Echocardiography.

Heart failure--Diagnosis--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Heart failure.

Heart Failure--diagnostic imaging.

Heart failure--Diagnosis.

Echocardiography--methods.

Medical Subjects:

Heart Failure--diagnostic imaging.

Echocardiography--methods.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xvii, 214 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier/Saunders, [2012]

Summary:

Echocardiography in Heart Failure - a volume in the exciting new Practical Echocardiography Series edited by Dr. Catherine M. Otto - provides practical, how-to guidance on effectively applying echocardiography to evaluate heart failure, make therapeutic decisions, and monitor therapy. Definitive, expert instruction from Drs. Martin St. John Sutton and Denise Wiegers is presented in a highly visual, case-based approach that facilitates understanding and equips you to accurately apply this technique while avoiding any potential pitfalls. Access the full text online at www.expertconsult.com along with cases, procedural videos, and abundant, detailed figures and tables that show you how to proceed, step by step, and get the best results.

Contents:

Distinguishing systolic vs. diastolic heart failure : a practical approach by echocardiography / Tasneem Z. Naqvi

Evaluation of the patient with systolic heart failure / Maurice Enriquez Sarano and Sorin Pislaru

Echo parameters important for clinical decision making in HF / Bob McNamara

Evaluation of the patient with diastolic dysfunction / Ted Abraham, Jacob Abraham, and Kristian Eskesen

Hypertensive heart failure / Richard Devereux and Fay Lin

Heart failure due to coronary disease / Martin St. John Sutton, Yan Wang, and Ted Plappert

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy / Anna Woo and Sean Jedrzkiewicz

Role of echocardiography in patients treated with cardiotoxic drugs / Bonnie Ky

Assessment of treatment for systolic CHF / Judy Hung

Echocardiography in the patient with right heart failure / Susan Wiegers and Anjali Tiku Owens

Heart failure due to congenital heart disease / Meryl Cohen

Echocardiographic evaluation of ventricular support devices / James Kirkpatrick

The role of echocardiography for OHT / Amresh Raina.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781437726954

143772695X

OCLC:

746461907