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100 Challenges in Echocardiography
Christophe Klimczak; Petros Nihoyannopoulos

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ISBN-13: 9780443069277
ISBN-10: 0443069271
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
Format: Paperback, 256 pages
Pub Date: 01/2008
Edition Number: 1

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Synopsis

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 info rmation 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.

Edited by an international expert.
Abundant use of full-colour allows accurate representation of images to afford detailed discussion of the techniques involved.
Didactic approach ensures delivery of key information in manageable portions thus saving time for the busy cardiologist.
Includes the most frequent pitfalls associated with a range of techniques thus ensuring applicability to a variety of clinical settings and equipment availability.

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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

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