Main description:

Covering both transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), this book fills the need of accessible information for the practitioner seeking a basic level of familiarity with TEE and TTE in the perioperative management of the surgical patient. This book is a practical guide on echocardiography written for non-cardiac anesthesiologists and critical care physicians who wish to become familiar with the use of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) as well as a resource for anesthesiologists studying for the Basic PTE examination. Essential Echocardiology also features extensive figures and more than 100 echocardiography videos.

Contents:

A. Section 1: Basic Perioperative Echocardiography
Chapter 1. TEE in Non-Cardiac Surgery: Indications, Contraindications, Probe Manipulation, and Certification - Seth T. Herway
Chapter 2. Transesophageal Echocardiography: Essential Views - Sonia Nhieu
Chapter 3. Physics of Ultrasound, Doppler Echocardiography and Hemodynamic Assessment - Gerard R. Manecke
B. Section 2: Echocardiographic Assessment
Chapter 4. Left Ventricular Systolic Function - Raimy Boban and Swapnil Khoche
Chapter 5. Regional Ventricular Function - Tariq Naseem and Timothy M. Maus
Chapter 6. Mitral Valve - Liem Nguyen
Chapter 7. Aortic Valve - Michael Benggon and Thomas Griffiths
Chapter 8. The Right Heart - Dalia Banks
Chapter 9. Diastology - Liem Nguyen
Chapter 10. Thoracic Aorta - Timothy M. Maus
Chapter 11. Rescue Echocardiography - Byron Fergerson and Joshua Zimmerman
Chapter 12. Imaging Artifacts and Common Misdiagnoses - Brett Cronin
Chapter 13. Adult Congenital Heart Disease - Swapnil Khoche

C. Section 3: Surface Ultrasound
Chapter 14. Transthoracic Echocardiography: The Basic Views - Sonia Nhieu Chapter 15. Ultrasound for Vascular Access - Seth T. Herway