Overview

Easy-to-use, handheld echocardiographic equipment has recently become a reliable, faster, lower-cost initial assessment option for cardiologists and other healthcare providers. Point-of-Care Echocardiography: A Case-Based Visual Guide clearly explains and demonstrates how to incorporate and effectively employ this new technology in your practice. Real-life images from actual outpatient consultations and in-patient evaluations provide step-by-step guidance on using handheld echo to arrive at a definitive diagnosis and/or to exclude other possible diagnoses. Focuses on the use and application of the latest handheld echocardiography devices for screening and initial diagnosis at point of care. Includes clinical case studies with history, physical exam, a wide range of normal and abnormal laboratory, ECG and imaging findings along with multiple images and video clips obtained with handheld system by an expert cardiologist. Features 169 echocardiographic images and 48 videos depicting use of point-of-care echo and its cardiovascular imaging findings. Provides an overview of cardiac and vascular anatomy and physiology and imaging techniques, tips, nuances, and limitations of handheld systems. Covers normal and abnormal findings and when to refer for further study. Discusses and demonstrates how to perform transthoracic echocardiography for assessment of cardiac and valve function, intravascular volume, ultrasound imaging to detect pericardial and pleural effusion, during pericardiocentesis and imaging assessment of vascular connections to the heart. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and videos from the book on a variety of devices.

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Author:   Tasneem Z. Naqvi, MD, FRCP (Lon.UK), MMM, FASE, FACC (Professor of Medicine, Mayo College of Medicine, Consultant, Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Weight:   0.290kg
ISBN:  

9780323612845

ISBN 10:   0323612849
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   08 December 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

SECTION 1 Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology Review 1 1 Cardiac Anatomy 2 2 Cardiac Vascular Connections, Anatomy, and Ultrasound Imaging 5 3 Cardiac Physiology 17 SECTION 2 Handheld Echocardiography Devices and Cardiac Imaging Techniques 21 4 Handheld Echocardiographic Devices and Imaging Features 22 5 How to Perform Ultrasound of the Heart and its Arterial and Venous Connections 25 6 Normal Echocardiogram 33 SECTION 3 Cardiovascular Case Studies Diagnosed With Handheld Echocardiography 43 7 Case 1-A 70-Year-Old Man With Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation 44 Case 2-Tight Wedding Ring on a 68-Year-Old Man With Dilated Cardiomyopathy and New Onset Atrial Fibrillation 50 Case 3-Resuscitated Cardiac Arrest After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery and Mitral Valve Repair for Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 56 8 Case 1-A 72-Year-Old Man With Dysphagia, Dyspnea, and Ankle Edema 60 Case 2-A 78-Year-Old Man With Dysphagia and Known Coronary Artery Disease 66 9 Case 1-A 75-Year-Old Woman With Known Advanced Cardiomyopathy Presents to the Emergency Department With Recurrent Dyspnea 70 Case 2-78-Year-Old Man With Lower Extremity Edema, Dyspnea, and Weight Gain During a Long Cruise 76 Case 3-A 53-Year-Old Female With New Onset Heart Failure 83 Case 4-A 56 year old woman with dyspnea and chest pain 90 10 Case 1-62-Year-Old Man for General Medical Evaluation 97 Case 2-An 81-Year-Old Man Undergoing Workup for Transcutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) for Severe Aortic Stenosis Presents With Severe Dyspnea 104 Case 3-Incidental Finding on CT Chest Screening for Lung Cancer in a 56-Year-Old Woman 110 11 Case 1-An 85-Year-Old Man With Remote Aortic Valve Replacement Presents With Dyspnea 117 Case 2-A 65-Year-Old Man With Dyspnea Status Post TAVR and TMVR 124 Case 3-An 86-Year-Old Man Post TAVR Presents With Dyspnea 131 12 Case 1-A 72-Year-Old Man With Fatigue After Mitral Valve Replacement 137 13 Case 1-Cardiology Consult Before Noncardiac Surgery for Brain Tumor 144 Index 150

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The quality of the content of this book is excellent. It will be a valuable resource for any cardiologist, intensivist, emergency medicine physician, internist, physician in training, student, or midlevel provider. (c)Doody's Review Service, 2022, Fares H Ghanem, M.D. (East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine) Doody's Score: 5 Stars!

Author Information

Director of Echocardiography, Professor of Medicine, Consultant, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale 13400 E Shea Blvd Scottsdale, AZ 85259 (480) 301-4040 tnaqvi2@gmail.com Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, US tnaqvi2@gmail.com

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