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Echocardiography: A Case Studies Based Approach

Author(s): Ramdas G. Pai, MBBS, MD, FRCP, FACC, Professor of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Director, Heart & Imaging Center, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, California
P.A.N. Chandraratna, MD, Professor, University of California, Irvine, California
Padmini Varadarajan, MD, FACC, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director, Cardiac MRI, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, California
Shaista Malik, MD, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Associate Fellowship Program Director, Medical Director, Preventive Cardiology Program, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California
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  • ISBN-13: 9780763762568
  • Paperback    574 pages      © 2013
Price: International Sales $129.95 US List
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Overview

Echocardiography: A Case Studies Based Approach provides all healthcare professionals training in clinical echocardiography the most comprehensive case-based text on the market.

Written by four experts in the field, Echocardiography: A Case Studies Based Approach, offers  a unique, practical format for learning—and reviewing—clinical echocardiography.  Featuring more than 270 cases and over 1,200 images, this full color book and DVD present real-life scenarios from a busy echocardiographic laboratory to illustrate all the common heart disorders uncovered with this essential diagnostic tool. The book and electronic database cover both basic and advanced echocardiography topics, including stain imaging, hemodynamics, valvular problems, ischemic and congenital heart disease, intraoperative echocardiography, pericardial diseases, cardiac masses, and more. 

Echocardiography: A Case Studies Based Approach is a complete cardiac echocardiography course in one affordable package.
 

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1  Assessing Systolic Function
2  Left Ventricular Diastolic Function and Filling Pressures
3  Nonvalvular Hemodynamics
4  Coronary Artery Disease
5  Stress Echocardiography
6  Mitral Stenosis
7  Mitral Regurgitation
8  Aortic Stenosis
9  Aortic Insufficiency
10  Tricuspid Valve Disease
11  Pulmonary Valve
12  Prosthetic Heart Valves
13  Endocarditis
14  Dilated Cardiomyopathy
15  Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
16  Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
17  Infiltrative and Miscellaneous Myocardial Disorders
18  Systolic Heart Failure
19  Myocardial Velocity and Strain Imaging
20  Dyssynchrony and Resynchronization
21  Echocardiography in Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices
22  Heart Transplant
23  Pericardial Disease
24  Diseases of the Aorta
25  Cardiac Tumors and Masses
26  Pulmonary Hypertension
27  Echocardiography in the Noncardiac Intensive Care Unit
28  Echocardiography in the Emergency Room
29  Echocardiography in Noncardiac Disorders
30  Atrial Septal Defect
31  Ventricular Septal Defects
32  Patent Ductus Arteriosus
33  Coarctation of the Aorta
34  Corrected Transposition of Great Arteries (L-Transposition)
35  Surgically Corrected Transposition of Great Arteries
36  Ebstein's Anomaly
37  Tetralogy of Fallot
38  Miscellaneous Congenital Lesions
39  Cardiac Trauma
40  Mitral Valve Repair
41  Ross Procedure
42  Echo Guidance of Cardiac Procedures
43  Adults with Palliated Univentricular Physiology
44  Three-Dimensional Echocardiography
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ShowAbout the Author(s)

Ramdas G. Pai, MBBS, MD, FRCP, FACC-Professor of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Director, Heart & Imaging Center, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, California

Dr. Pai is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology at Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, California. He is also the Director of the Heart Valve Center and Cardiac Imaging. He trained in India, the United Kingdom, and the United States with medical qualifications from all three countries. He has published extensively with over 250 published scientific manuscripts and abstracts. He has made major contributions in the management of valvular disorders. He is also on the editorial board of several major cardiovascular journals and has served as an editorial consultant for over a dozen journals. He teaches and mentors medical trainees at all levels from medical students to advanced cardiology trainees, and has a passion for patient education. He believes that the patient is the most important partner in decisions and disease management and has to be well-informed.

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P.A.N. Chandraratna, MD-Professor, University of California, Irvine, California

Padmini Varadarajan, MD, FACC-Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director, Cardiac MRI, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, California

Dr. Varadarajan holds the title of Assistant Professor of Medicine at Loma Linda University School of Medicine. She completed her general Cardiology training at Loma Linda University Medical Center. Subsequent to that she trained in advanced echocardiography at LLUMC and in cardiac MRI at the University of Southern California. She is well-versed in the field of valvular heart diseases. She has been involved in research in the area of valvular heart disease and has several publications in that field. She is actively involved in teaching medical students, residents, and cardiology fellows-in-training.

Shaista Malik, MD, PhD, MPH-Assistant Professor of Medicine, Associate Fellowship Program Director, Medical Director, Preventive Cardiology Program, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California

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  • This book opens the door to the wider use and application of echocardiography since it facilities an understanding of the subject based on real life.  It has been brilliantly written and is an innovative approach to teaching.

    T.Anthony Don Michael, MD, FACP, FACC, FCCP, FESC, FAHA, FRCP
    Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCLA
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