Table of Contents

 

 

 

I

ESSENTIALS OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING

 

1

Principles and Technology of Two-Dimensional Echocardiography   Andrew Maslow and Albert C. Perrino, Jr.

3

2

Two-Dimensional Examination   Joseph P. Miller

24

3

Left Ventricular Systolic Performance and Pathology   Susan Garwood

53

4

Diagnosis of Myocardial Ischemia   Martin J. London

87

II

ESSENTIALS OF DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

 

5

Doppler Technology and Technique   Albert C. Perrino, Jr.

109

6

Quantitative Doppler and Hemodynamics   Andrew Maslow and Albert C. Perrino, Jr.

127

7

A Practical Approach to the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Ventricular Diastolic Function   Stanton K. Shernan

146

III

TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN VALVULAR DISEASE AND SURGERY

 

8

Mitral Regurgitation   A. Stephane Lambert

171

9

Mitral Valve Stenosis   Colleen Gorman Koch

189

10

Mitral Valve Repair   Kristlne Johnson Hirsch and Gregory M. Hirsch

205

11

Aortic Regurgitation   Ira S. Cohen

226

12

Aortic Stenosis   Ira S. Cohen

241

13

Prosthetic Valves   Albert T. Cheung

257

14

Right Ventricle, Right Atrium, Tricuspid Valve, and Pulmonic Valve   Rebecca A. Schroeder, Gautam M. Sreeram, and Jonathan B. Mark

281

IV

CLINICAL CHALLENGES

 

15

Transesophageal Echocardiography for Coronary Revascularization   Stuart J. Weiss and John G. Augoustldes

299

16

Transesophageal Echocardiography of the Thoracic Aorta   Kim J. Payne, John S. Ikonomidis, and Scott T. Reeves

321

17

Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Intensive Care Unit   Emilio B. Lobato and Jochen D. Muehlschlegel

348

18

Transesophageal Echocardiography for Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult   Kathryn Rouine-Rapp and Wanda C. Miller-Hance

366

19

Cardiac Masses and Embolic Sources   Farid Jadbabaie

401

V

MAN AND MACHINE

 

20

Common Artifacts and Pitfalls of Clinical Echocardiography   Joseph P. Miller, Albert C. Perrino, Jr., and Zak Hillel

417

21

Techniques and Tricks for Optimizing Transesophageal Images   Herbert W. Dyal II, Michael D. Frith, and Scott T. Reeves

435

 

APPENDICES

 

A

Transesophageal Echocardiographic Anatomy

451

B

Cardiac Dimensions

455

C

Hemodyamic Calculations

456

D

Valve Prostheses

457

E

Classification of the Severity of Valvular Disease

465

F

Answers to End-of-Chapter Questions

472

 

Index

479