Echocardiography in Clinical Practice: A Step-by-Step Guide

Authored by renowned experts John Chambers, Sandeep S. Hothi, and Camelia Demetrescu, this comprehensive book sets echocardiography within a routine clinical context, providing a pragmatic clinical approach to real patients.

The book aims to synthesise guidelines into a step-by-step guide to performing, reporting, and interpreting echocardiography studies, written in a calm and instructional tone, as if a senior echocardiographer were teaching a junior colleague.

This extensively revised 4th edition features expanded sections on acute, intensive care, and emergency medicine, reflecting the significant impact of COVID-19 on the field. The pandemic has highlighted the importance of limiting exposure to infection, matching the level of scan to the clinical question, and fostering collaboration between clinicians and echocardiographers.

Key Features

• Expanded first chapter on levels of echocardiography
• New sections on COVID-19, cardio-oncology, multivalve disease, and specialist valve clinics
• Incorporation of new international guidelines, grading criteria, and normal data
• Guide to how cardiac CT and magnetic resonance can complement echocardiography
• Reformatted text and additional diagrams and tables to improve understanding

With 250 pages of comprehensive content, this 4th edition is a valuable resource for healthcare professionals seeking to improve their echocardiography skills.

Publication Details:

Publisher: CRC Press

Edition: 4th Edition

Publication Date: September 6, 2023

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1032151587

ISBN-13: 978-1032151588