Ultimate Echo Guide

Selected as one of "The 2005 Great Books in Cardiology" by The American Journal of Cardiology®, The Ultimate Echo Guide provides a complete echocardiography consultation in an easy, fast, and succinct manner. Geared toward the trainee and clinician, the bulleted format provides complete information in a concise reader-friendly text. Echocardiographic evaluation of the most common cardiovascular diseases is covered in a succinct, logical manner, from an introduction with definitions, indications for various echo techniques, through interpretation. Discussion of each echo technique—M-mode, 2-D, Doppler TTE, and TEE—includes best imaging planes, diagnostic methods, diagnostic formulas, key diagnostic features, data on accuracy and prognosis, and alerts to potential pitfalls.
Highlights of this Second Edition include:
New chapter on Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy
Comparison tables and figures for TTE and TEE findings
More color images
Online access to searchable text and more than 375 echo clips

NEW! Chapter on Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy
NEW! Comparison tables and figures for findings from TTE and TEE
NEW! More color images
Concise content in bulleted lists
Echo pitfalls
Echocardiography parameters for disease stratification
Online access to searchable text and more than 375 echo clips

Carlos A Roldan MD, FACC, FASE
Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine; Director, Echo Lab, New Mexico VA Health Care System, Albuquerque, NM