Cardiac ultrasound

the long version

This important new manual, Cardiac Ultrasound, offers a basic introduction to the latest techniques and applications of echocardiography and doppler in heart disease. The text and accompanying black and white and color photographs provide practical instruction to the trainee and practicing cardiologist and cardiac technician on the diagnosis and assessment of cardiac disorders. Taking an integrated approach to evaluating different disease such as valvular heart disease, coronary artery disease, pericardiac disease and congenital heart disease in adults, this fundamental text incorporates the most recent developments including transesophageal echo, stress echo and color Doppler. This presentation illustrates the relative advantages and disadvantages of the particular modalities in disease processes and permits a step-wise approach to clinical diagnosis and decision making.