Clinical Manual and Review of Transesophageal Echocardiography, Second Edition

A complete, full-color clinical manual and review of TEE Clinical Manual and Review of Transesophageal Echocardiography offers concise yet comprehensive coverage of the key principles, concepts, and developing practice of TEE. Each chapter provides a summary of the physiology, pathophysiology, tomographic views, and the required two-dimensional, M-Mode, and Doppler echocardiography data for a number of common disease states. Important clinical information is integrated with the principles of cardiovascular physiology. Features: Addresses all the important clinical and technical issues and major exam topics Enhanced anatomic representation of ultrasound imaging planes Increased number of chapter-ending review questions An effective blend of narrative text and bulleted text, charts, and graphs speeds access to key clinical information Important new chapters on 3D TEE, epicardial and epiaortic ultrasonography, TEE in the emergency room, training and certification in perioperative TEE, and the TEE board exam Valuable appendices detailing normal chamber dimensions and volumes, diastolic function, quantification of stenotic and regurgitant valves, hemodynamic calculations, and more Contributions from leading anesthesiologists, cardiologists, and cardiothoracic surgeons Perfect for review Condensed Table of Contents: Basic Transesophageal Echocardiography, Advanced Transesophageal Echocardiography, Clinical Perioperative Echocardiography, TEE in Nonoperative Settings, Special Topics, Appendices.

About the Author

Chakib M. Ayoub , MD Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, American University of Beirut Medical Center in Beirut, Lebanon. He is also Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut.

Madhav Swaminathan , MD is Professor of Anesthesiology at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina.