Emergency Echocardiography
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About this book

Echocardiography is the most powerful and cost-effective imaging technique for assessing patients suffering from unstable cardiovascular diseases. This didactically structured third edition of Emergency Echocardiography contains fully rewritten chapters by well-known, internationally recognized contributors. It includes new chapters on echo-guided patient management in the ICU, lung ultrasound, and complications of percutaneous interventions. Special attention is given to Focus Cardiac Ultrasound (FoCUS) in emergency settings. The book uses over 600 video loops of illustrative cases to interest a wide readership of all medical professionals involved in diagnostics and treatment of emergency cardiovascular patients.

Key Features

  • Covers the role of cardiac ultrasound in most cardiovascular emergencies and emergency settings
  • Offers clinically useful information to a wide range of medical professionals dealing with cardiovascular emergencies, including cardiologists, emergency physicians, anesthesiologists, intensivists, and related fellows
  • Features over 600 carefully chosen videos of illustrative cases with detailed explanations and highlights key decision management points

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Yes, you can access Emergency Echocardiography by Aleksandar N. Neskovic, Frank A. Flachskampf, Aleksandar N. Neskovic,Frank A. Flachskampf in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Cardiology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9781032157009
eBook ISBN
9781000959475
Edition
3
Subtopic
Cardiology

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Preface to the Third Edition
  7. Preface to the Second Edition
  8. Preface to the First Edition
  9. Editors
  10. Contributors
  11. Image and Video Contributors
  12. Important Technical Note
  13. Abbreviations
  14. 1 Emergency echocardiography: General considerations
  15. 2 Echocardiography in acute myocardial infarction
  16. 3 Echocardiography in complications of acute myocardial infarction
  17. 4 Echocardiography in acute heart failure and cardiogenic shock
  18. 5 Echocardiography and focus cardiac ultrasound in cardiac arrest
  19. 6 Echocardiography in acute aortic dissection
  20. 7 Echocardiography in acute pulmonary embolism
  21. 8 Echocardiography in cardiac tamponade
  22. 9 Echocardiography in acute aortic insufficiency
  23. 10 Echocardiography in acute mitral regurgitation
  24. 11 Echocardiography in obstruction of native valves
  25. 12 Emergency echocardiography in patients with prosthetic valves
  26. 13 Echocardiography in detecting cardiac sources of embolism
  27. 14 Emergency intraoperative and postoperative echocardiography
  28. 15 Echocardiography in mechanical circulatory support
  29. 16 Echocardiography in chest trauma
  30. 17 Stress echocardiography in the emergency department
  31. 18 Handheld ultrasound devices in the emergency setting
  32. 19 Focus cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS)
  33. 20 Lung ultrasound in emergency cardiac care
  34. 21 Echocardiography-guided patient management in the intensive care unit
  35. 22 Echocardiography in complications of percutaneous interventions
  36. Index