Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: History of Echocardiography

Chapter 2: Physics and Instrumentation

Chapter 3: Specialized Echocardiographic Techniques and Methods

Chapter 4: Contrast Echocardiography

Chapter 5: The Echocardiographic Ecamination

Chapter 6: Evaluation of Systolic Function of the Left Ventricle

Chapter 7: Evaluation of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function

Chapter 8: Left and Right Atrium, and Right Ventricle

Chapter 9: Hemodynamics

Chapter 10: Pericardial Diseases

Chapter 11: Aortic Valve Disease

Chapter 12: Mitral Valve Disease

Chapter 13: Tricuspid and Pulmonary Valves

Chapter 14: Infective Endocarditis

Chapter 15: Prosthetic Valves

Chapter 16: Echocardiography and Coromnaru Artery Disease

Chapter 17: Stress Echocardiography

Chapter 18: Dilated Cardiomyopathies

Chapter 19: Hypertrophic and Other Cardiomyopathies

Chapter 20: Congenital Heart Diseases

Chapter 21: Diseases of the Aorta

Chapter 22: ICU and Operative/Perdioperative Applications

Chapter 23: Masses, Tumors, and Source of Embolus

Chapter 24: Echocardiography in Systemic Disease and Clinical Problem Solving

INDEX

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Lectures

    Acute Myocardial Infarction

    Aortic Syndromes

    Atrial Fibrillation

    Mitral Regurgitation

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