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Echocardiography in Heart Failure

A volume in Practical Echocardiography Series

Book2012

Edited by:

Martin St. John Sutton and Susan E. Wiegers

Echocardiography in Heart Failure

A volume in Practical Echocardiography Series

Book2012

 

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Edited by:

Martin St. John Sutton and Susan E. Wiegers

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    1 - Distinguishing Systolic versus Diastolic Heart FailureA Practical Approach by Echocardiography

    Tasneem Z. Naqvi

    Pages 1-34

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    2 - Echocardiographic Assessment of Patients with Systolic Heart Failure

    Sorin Pislaru and Maurice Enriquez-Sarano

    Pages 35-52

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    3 - Evaluation of the Patient with Diastolic Dysfunction

    Jacob Abraham, Kristian Eskesen and Theodore Abraham

    Pages 53-62

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    4 - Echocardiographic Parameters Important for Decision Making

    Robert L. McNamara

    Pages 63-77

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    5 - Hypertensive Heart Failure

    Fay Y. Lin and Richard B. Devereux

    Pages 79-98

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    6 - Echocardiographic Assessment of Heart Failure Resulting from Coronary Artery Disease

    Martin St. John Sutton, Yan Wang and Theodore J. Plappert

    Pages 99-116

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    7 - Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

    Sean Jedrzkiewicz and Anna Woo

    Pages 117-139

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    8 - Role of Echocardiography in Patients Treated with Cardiotoxic Drugs

    Bonnie Ky

    Pages 141-145

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    9 - Echocardiographic Assessment of Treatment for Systolic Congestive Heart Failure

    Rory B. Weiner and Judy Hung

    Pages 147-158

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    10 - Echocardiography in the Patient with Right Heart Failure

    Anjali Tiku Owens and Martin St. John Sutton

    Pages 159-170

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    11 - Heart Failure Caused by Congenital Heart Disease

    Meryl S. Cohen

    Pages 171-180

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    12 - Echocardiographic Evaluation of Ventricular Support Devices

    James N. Kirkpatrick

    Pages 181-194

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    13 - Echocardiography in Cardiac Transplantation

    Atif N. Qasim and Amresh Raina

    Pages 195-208

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    Index

    Pages 209-214

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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.

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.

Key Features

  • Master challenging and advanced echocardiography techniques such as cardiac resynchronization therapy through a practical, step-by-step format that provides a practical approach to image acquisition and analysis, technical details, pitfalls, and case examples.
  • Expand your knowledge and apply the latest findings on cardiomyopathy and dyssynchrony.
  • Reference the information you need quickly thanks to easy-to-follow, templated chapters, with an abundance of figures and tables that facilitate visual learning.
  • Access the complete text and illustrations online at www.expertconsult.com plus video clips, additional cases, and much more!
  • Master challenging and advanced echocardiography techniques such as cardiac resynchronization therapy through a practical, step-by-step format that provides a practical approach to image acquisition and analysis, technical details, pitfalls, and case examples.
  • Expand your knowledge and apply the latest findings on cardiomyopathy and dyssynchrony.
  • Reference the information you need quickly thanks to easy-to-follow, templated chapters, with an abundance of figures and tables that facilitate visual learning.
  • Access the complete text and illustrations online at www.expertconsult.com plus video clips, additional cases, and much more!

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ISBN

978-1-4377-2695-4

Language

English

Published

2012

Copyright

Copyright © 2012 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc.

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Editors

Martin St. John Sutton

John Bryfogle Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Director, Cardiovascular Imaging, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Susan E. Wiegers

Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania