Main description:

This is a comprehensive yet easy to read study guide for those preparing for the echocardiography board examinations, which brings all of the critical resources together into one convenient and portable resource. Echocardiography is an integral part of routine cardiology practice and this book represents a quick, yet thorough, reference that can be easily consulted to help practicing clinicians deliver high quality care to their patients.

The Echocardiography Companion: Study Guide and Review includes a comprehensive educationally-focused review of the technique, its clinical uses, applications, and utilization in all cardiac conditions. The practical and quick reference format allows it to serve as a reference book and as a helpful companion to students, on which notes can be taken while studying from other resources such as board review videos.

Contents:

Echocardiography Physics.- Chamber Quantification.- Systolic Function and Strain Imaging.- Coronary Artery Disease and Stress Testing.- Diastolic Function.- Right Ventricular Function and Pulmonary Hypertension.- Aortic Valve.- Mitral Valve.-Tricuspid Valve and Pulmonic Valve.- Prosthetic Valves.- Cardiomyopathies: Dilated, Hypertrophic, Restrictive, Right Sided.- Echocardiographic Swan Ganz Cather: Hemodynamics.- Pericardial Disease.- Aortic Disease.- Congenital Heart Disease.- Cardiac Masses.- Additional Echo Modalities: M mode, TEE, 3D echo, Interventional echo.