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Part I Advanced Echocardiographic Techniques <br/>1. Transesophageal Echocardiography 2<br/>2. Monitoring Ventricular Function In The Operating Room: Impact On Clinical Outcome / Kwan-Leung Chan, Ian G. Burwash 23<br/>3. Contrast Ultrasound Imaging: Technical Aspects And Clinical Applications / Donald C. Oxorn 45<br/>4. Three-Dimensional Echocardiography / Thomas R. Porter, Feng Xie 67<br/>5. Echocardiographic Guidance Of Structural Heart Disease Interventions / Rory B. Weiner, Michael H. Picard 95<br/>6. Intracardiac Endocardiography / John D. Carroll, Ernesto E. Salcedo 118<br/>7. Intravascular Ultrasound: Principles And Clinical Applications / Raimund Erbel, Thomas Bartel, Silvana Müller, Thomas Konorza 130<br/>8. Handheld Echocardiography / Gary S. Mintz, Neil J. Weissman, Akiko Maehara 146<br/> Part II The Left Ventricle / Martin E. Goldman, Lori Croft <br/>9. Quantitative Evaluation Of Left Ventricular Structure, Wall Stress, And Systolic Function / Martin E. Goldman, Lori Croft 156<br/>10. Myocardial Mechanics: Velocity, Strain, Strain Rate, Cardiac Synchrony, And Twist / Gerard P. Aurigemma, William H. Gaasch 177<br/>11. Assessment Of Diastolic Function By Echocardiography / Otto A. Smiseth, Thor Edvardsen 197<br/>12. Digital Image Processing And Automated Image Analysis In Echocardiography / Juan Carlos Plana, Allan L. Klein, Milind Y. Desai 218<br/> Part III Ischemic Heart Disease / Johan G. Bosch <br/>13. The Role Of Echocardiographic Evaluation In Patients Presenting With Acute Chest Pain To The Emergency Department / Johan G. Bosch 236<br/>14. Echocardiography In The Coronary Care Unit: Management Of Acute Myocardial Infarction, Detection Of Complications, And Prognostic Implications / Sarah G. Weeks, Kirsten E. Fleishmann 247<br/>15. Exercise Echocardiography / Ivor L. Gerber, Elyse Foster 268<br/>16. Stress Echocardiography With Nonexercise Techniques: Principles, Protocols, Interpretation, And Clinical Applications / Rosario V. Freeman 292<br/>17. Echocardiographic Evaluation Of Coronary Blood Flow: Approaches And Clinical Applications / Thomas H. Marwick 318<br/> Part IV Valvular Heart Disease / Nozomi Watanabe <br/>18. Mitral Valve Anatomy, Quantification Of Mitral Regurgitation, And Timing Of Surgical Intervention For Mitral Regurgitation / Nozomi Watanabe 330<br/>19. Intraoperative Echocardiography In Surgical And Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair / Judy Hung 351<br/>20. Aortic Valve Regurgitation: Quantitation Of Disease Severity And Timing Of Surgical Intervention / Brian P. Griffin, William J. Stewart, Andrew O. Zurick 367<br/>21. Echocardiography In The Patient Undergoing Catheter Balloon Mital Valvotomy: Patient Selection, Hemodynamic Results, Complications, And Long-Term Outcomes / Filar Tornos, Arturo Evangelista 389<br/>22. Clinical Decision Making In Patients With Infective Endocarditis: The Role Of Echocardiography / Bernard Iung, Alec Vahanian 408<br/>23. Aortic Stenosis: Disease Severity, Progression, Timing Of Intervention, And Role In Monitoring Transcatheter Valve Implantation / Andrew Wang, Zainab Samad 425<br/>24. Fluid Dynamics Of Prosthetic Valves / Raphael Rosenhek 450<br/>25. Echocardiographic Recognition And Quantitation Of Prosthetic Valve Dysfunction / Alit P. Yoganathan, Choon Hwai Yap 470<br/> Part V Cardiomyopathies And Pericardial Disease / Philippe Pibarot, Jean G. Dumesnil <br/>26. Doppler Echocardiography In Heart Failure And Cardiac Resynchronization / Philippe Pibarot, Jean G. Dumesnil 496<br/>27. Echocardiography In The Evaluation And Management Of Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy / Theodore Plappert, Martin St. John Sutton 517<br/>28. Restrictive Cardiomyopathy: Diagnosis And Prognostic Implications / Lynne Williams, Anna Woo, Christiane Gruner, Harry Rakowski 542<br/>29. Pericardial Disease / Tasneem Z. Naqvi 565<br/>30. Cardiac Transplantation: Pretransplant And Posttransplant Evaluation / Jasmine Grewal, Bradley I. Munt, Robert R. Moss 585<br/>31. Cardiac Assist Devices: Normal Findings, Device Failure, And Weaning Parameters / Theodore J. Kolias, Audrey H. Wu 597<br/> Part VI The Right Heart / James N. Kirkpatrick <br/>32. Right Ventricular Anatomy, Function, And Echocardiographic Evaluation / James N. Kirkpatrick 614<br/>33. Echocardiographic Evaluation Of The Patient With Pulmonary Hypertension / Christopher E. Kurtz 629<br/>34. Right-Sided Valve Disease / Paul Robert Forfia, Susan E. Wiegers 646<br/> Part VII The Pregnant Patient / Charles J. Bruce, Heidi M. Connolly <br/>35. Role Of Echocardiography In The Diagnosis And Management Of Heart Disease In Pregnancy / Charles J. Bruce, Heidi M. Connolly 664<br/> Part VIII Vascular And Systemic Diseases / Karen K. Stout <br/>36. Aortic Dissection And Trauma: Value And Limitations Of Echocardiography / Karen K. Stout 692<br/>37. Echocardiographic Findings In Systemic Diseases Characterized By Immune-Mediated Injury / Ann F. Bolger 712<br/>38. Echocardiography In The Evaluation Of Cardiac Disease Resulting From Endocrinopathies, Renal Disease, Obesity, And Nutritional Deficiencies / Carlos A. Roldan 733<br/>38. Echocardiography In Patients With Inherited Connective Tissue Disorders / Marcus F. Stoddard 758<br/>40. Aging Changes Seen On Echocardiography / Mark Lewin, Aaron K. Olson 774<br/>41. Echocardiographic Evaluation Of The Patient With A Systemic Embolic Event / Michael A. Chen 791<br/>42. The Role Of Echocardiography In Atrial Fibrillation And Flutter / Marco R. Di Tullio 811<br/> Part IX Adult Congenital Heart Disease And Cardiac Tumors / Warren J. Manning <br/>43. General Echocardiographic Approach To The Adult With Suspected Congenital Heart Disease / Warren J. Manning 830<br/>44. Echocardiographic Evaluation Of The Adult With Unoperated Congenital Heart Disease / Michelle Gurvitz 846<br/>45. Echocardiographic Evaluation Of The Adult With Postoperative Congenital Heart Disease / Anne Marie Valente, Mary Etta E. King 876<br/>46. Cardiac Tumors / Jamil A. Aboulhosn, John S. Child |