Today’s echocardiography continues to be a low-cost, minimal-risk procedure with the potential to yield a vast amount of detailed, precise anatomic and physiologic information. Dr. Catherine Otto’s , clearly outlines for patients with a wide range of cardiovascular diseases. Ideal for cardiology fellows, medicine residents, and cardiac sonography students, this bestselling text teaches all the essential elements of ultrasound physics, tomographic and 3D anatomy, image acquisition, advanced imaging modalities, and application in specific disease categories– all with a

Textbook of Clinical Echocardiography, 6th Editionhow to master the core principles of echocardiographic imaging in order to make an initial diagnosis and integrate this data in clinical decision making practical, problem-based approach.

• you need to know to perform and interpret echocardiographic studies and to pass your board exams.

Concentrates on the foundational concepts 

• , including contrast echo, 3D echo, and myocardial mechanics, as well as intraoperative and intra-procedural transesophageal echocardiography (TEE).

Covers all advanced echo techniques

• Discusses whatto initiate when echocardiography does not provide a definitive answer.

 alternative diagnostic approaches 

• Includes  for quick review and greater comprehension.

new Echo Math boxes in each chapter

• Provides  for chamber quantitation, including updated tables of normal measurements.

new ASE recommendations

• Matches  of heart structures with the 2D and 3D echocardiographic views.

full-color anatomic drawings

• Pairs  that illustrate the full range of cardiac disease diagnosed with this powerful imaging approach.

state-of-the-art echo images with more than 360 videos

•  This  allows you , as well as search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Expert Consult™ eBook version included with purchase.enhanced eBook experienceclick on each figure to see the corresponding video

Contents

۱ Principles of Echocardiographic Image Acquisition and Doppler Analysis۲ Normal Anatomy and Flow Patterns on Transthoracic Echocardiography۳ Transesophageal Echocardiography۴ Specialized Echocardiography Applications۵ Clinical Indications and Quality Assurance۶ Left and Right Ventricular Systolic Function۷ Ventricular Diastolic Filling and Function۸ Coronary Artery Disease۹ Cardiomyopathies,. Hypertensive and Pulmonary Heart Disease۱۰ Pericardial Disease۱۱ Valvular Stenosis۱۲ Valvular Regurgitation۱۳ Prosthetic Valves۱۴ Endocarditis۱۵ Cardiac Masses and Potential Cardiac Source of Embolus۱۶ Diseases of the Great Arteries۱۷ The Adult With Congenital Heart Disease۱۸ Intraoperative and Interventional Echocardiography