Echocardiography in Acute Coronary Syndrome Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention

Echocardiography in Acute Coronary Syndrome Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention / edited by Eyal Herzog, Farooq Chaudhry.

Coronary artery disease is the most commonly encountered problem in adult cardiology in the developed world. In the US, more than 70 million people are at risk for developing coronary artery disease (CAD) and it is responsible for almost 40% of all deaths each year. The reliable evaluation of patien...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Herzog, Eyal (Editor), Chaudhry, Farooq (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edition:1st ed. 2009.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Cardiology.
Radiology.
Internal medicine.
Emergency medicine.
General practice (Medicine).
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Acute Coronary Syndrome and Echocardiography
  • A Novel Pathway for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • Echocardiography in Acute Coronary Syndrome: Anatomy, Essential Views and Imaging Plains
  • Echo Assessment of Systolic and Diastolic Function in Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • Echocardiography Assessment of the Right Ventricle in Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • Role of TEE in Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • Newer Quantification Technique for the Left Ventricular Wall Motion Analyses
  • 3D Echo in Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • Contrast Echocardiography in Acute Coronary Syndromes
  • Cardiac Risk Prevention Strategies
  • The “Ischemic Cascade”
  • How to Perform Stress Echocardiography
  • Principles of Interpretation of Stress Echocardiography
  • Pathway for the Management of Patients Based on Stress Echo Results
  • Echocardiography in Identifying Subclinical Disease
  • Diagnosis of Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • Comprehensive Evaluation of Cardiac Hemodynamics – “Echocardiography-Guided Cardiac Catheterization”
  • Echocardiography During Angina Pectoris and Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Emergency Room
  • Handheld and Miniature Echocardiography in Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • Acute Complications of Myocardial Infarction
  • Chronic Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction
  • Echocardiographic-guided Pericardial Drainage in Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • Risk Stratification Following Acute Myocardial Infarction: Role of Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography
  • Echo Assessment of Myocardial Viability
  • Pathway for the Management of Heart Failure Complicating Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • Echocardiography for the Management of End Stage Ischemic Heart Disease and as a Tool for Resynchronization Therapy
  • Future Applications of Echocardiography in Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography in the Emergency Department.

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