Emergency Echocardiography

Aleksandar N. Neskovic, Frank A. Flachskampf, Aleksandar N. Neskovic, Frank A. Flachskampf

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN: 9781032157009
• eBook ISBN: 9781000959475
• Edition: 3
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Cardiology

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

Table of contents

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