Section 1: BASIC PERIOPERATIVE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
Chapter 1: Physics of Echocardiography
Chapter 2: Imaging Artifacts and Pitfalls
Chapter 3: Optimizing Two-Dimensional Echocardiographic Imaging
Chapter 4: Surgical Anatomy of the Heart: Correlation with Echocardiographic Imaging Planes
Chapter 5: Comprehensive and Abbreviated Intraoperative TEE Examination
Chapter 6: Updated Indications for Intraoperative TEE
Chapter 7: Organization of an Intraoperative Echocardiographic Service: Personnel, Equipment, Maintenance, Safety, Infection, Economics, and Continuous Quality Improvement
Chapter 8: Organizing Education and Training in Perioperative Echocardiography
Chapter 9: Assessment of Globular Ventricular Function
Chapter 10: Assessment of Right Ventricular Function
Chapter 11: Assessment of Regional Ventricular Function
Chapter 12: Echocardiographic Evaluation of Diastolic Dysfunction
Chapter 13: Assessment of the Mitral Valve
Chapter 14: Assessment of the Aortic Valve
Chapter 15: Assessment of the Tricuspid and Pulmonic Valves
Chapter 16: Assessment of Prosthetic Valves
Chapter 17: Assessment of Cardiac Masses
Chapter 18: Transesophageal Echocardiographic Evaluation for Noncardiac Surgery
Chapter 19: Ultrasound for Vascular Access
Section 2: ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN THE CRITICAL CARE SETTING
Chapter 20: Chest Wall Echocardiography in the Intensive Care Unit
Chapter 21: Application in the Hemodynamically Unstable Patient
Chapter 22: Assessment of the Patient with Endocarditis
Chapter 23: Complications of Ischemic Heart Disease, including Myocardial Infarction
Chapter 24: Using Echo during Resuscitation
Chapter 25: Echo Hemodynamics in the ICU
Section 3: ADVANCED APPLICATIONS IN PERIOPERATIVE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
Chapter 26: Epiaortic and Epicardial Imaging
Chapter 27: Assessment of Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult Patient
Chapter 28: Assessment of Perioperative Hemodynamics
Chapter 29: Assessment in Higher Risk Myocardial Revascularization and Complications of Ischemic Heart Disease
Chapter 30: Assessment of the Mitral Valve in Ischemic Heart Disease
Chapter 31: Surgical Considerations in Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Surgery
Chapter 32: Assessment in Aortic Valve Surgery
Chapter 33: Surgical Considerations and Assessment in Aortic Surgery
Chapter 34: Surgical Considerations and Assessment of Endovascular Management of Thoracic Vascular Disease
Chapter 35: Echocardiographic Assessment of Cardiomyopathies
Chapter 36: Surgical Considerations and Assessment in Heart Failure Surgery
Chapter 37: Assessment of Cardiac Transplantation
Chapter 38: Assessment in Transcutaneous Management of Valvular Heart Disease and EP Lab
Chapter 39: Perioperative Application of New Modalities: Strain Echocardiography and Three Dimensional Echocardiography
Chapter 40: Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pericardial Disease
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