A Practical Approach to Transesophageal Echocardiography

ESSENTIALS OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING Principles and Technology of Two-Dimensional Echocardiography Two-Dimensional Examination Left Ventricular Systolic Performance and Pathology Diagnosis of Myocardial Ischemia ESSENTIALS OF DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY Doppler Technology and Technique Quantitative Doppler and Hemodynamics A Practical Approach to the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Ventricular Diastolic Function III. TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN VALVULAR DISEASE AND SURGERY Mitral Regurgitation Mitral Valve Stenosis Mitral Valve Repair Aortic Regurgitation Aortic Stenosis Prosthetic Valves Right Ventricle, Right Atrium, Tricuspid Valve, and Pulmonic Valve IV. CLINICAL CHALLENGES Transesophageal Echocardiography for Coronary Revascularization Transesophageal Echocardiography of the Thoracic Aorta Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Intensive Care Unit Transesophageal Echocardiography for Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult Cardiac Masses and Embolic Sources V. MAN AND MACHINE Common Artifacts and Pitfalls of Clinical Echocardiography Techniques and Tricks for Optimizing Transesophageal Images APPENDICES A. Transesophageal Echocardiographic Anatomy B. Cardiac Dimensions C. Hemodyamic Calculations D. Valve Prostheses E. Classification of the Severity of Valvular Disease F. Answers to End-of-Chapter Questions Index

Anesthesiology, 15-MAY-09, Volume 110, Issue 5, Jorg Dziersk, MD, FRCA, University of Washington, Seattle, WA -- "I found perusing A Practical Approach to Transesophageal Echocardiography both instructive and enjoyable (despite only recently having prepared for the TEE recertification exam). The book is well organized and sufficiently comprehensive, yet concise enough to serve as an introductory text. The excellent illustrations, the practical perspective maintained throughout, and the useful appendix are particularly strong points. I will be recommending A Practical Approach to Transesophageal Echocardiography to anesthesiology trainees and other students of perioperative echocardiography, and look forward to consulting my own copy in the future."-Anesthesiology