Product Description

Clear, concise and practical, this text provides expert guidance for primary care physicians and physicians in specialties other than cardiology on when echocardiographic assessment is and is not appropriate.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #821209 in Books
• Published on: 2001-12-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 100 pages

Review
"offers an excellent read for anyone who wants to understand the basics of echocardiography - with clear illustrated examplesI found the book very easy to read and wish it had been around when I started to learn the techniques. Generalists who seek a working knowledge of echocardiography will appreciate the focus on clinical problem-solving. I recommend this book, with its uncomplicated style, to any healthcare professional or student who wished to get a grip on these ubiquitous investigations." - B. Chandresekaran, Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

From the Back Cover

Designed for primary care physicians and physicians in specialties other than cardiology, Echocardiography in Clinical Practice provides clear, expert guidance on when echocardiographic assessment is and is not appropriate, and includes guidelines that adhere to the most recent American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association indications for echocardiography.

Opening with a summary of indications for echocardiography, the work also includes coverage of echocardiographic techniques, normal ranges and variants, suspected heart failure, patients with murmurs, hypertension, arrhythmias, stroke, transient ischemic attack and peripheral emboli, myocardial infarction, and pericardial disease.

With concise, at-a-glance information, numerous color illustrations, and state-of-the-art echocardiographic data, this is a highly useful text for general physicians, general practitioners, and primary care physicians who need to know what clinical questions modern echocardiography can answer.