The Echo Manual  (Paperback, A. Jamil Tajik, Jae K. Oh, James B. Seward)

The Echo Manual is written by recognised authorities in the field of echocardiography at the Mayo Clinic. It is a manual and practical guide to the use of echocardiography in its performance, interpretation and clinical application. It details the techniques, diagnostic criteria and quantitative methods for echocardiography as well as Doppler echocardiography. This third edition is an updated version of the manual and practical guide to using echocardiography as a diagnostic tool. It includes the latest techniques, applications and standards of echocardiography and details the use of new contrast agents in the procedure. It is illustrated with more than 900 images which are relevant to the text and gives an engaging grasp of salient points through referencing to these images. It also includes transesophageal echocardiography along with discussions on clinical problems. The book covers complex topics such as diastology, constriction versus restriction and congenital heart disease. It contains details on acquisition of images, hemodynamic assessment and valvular heart disease, as well as a chapter devoted to correlated echocardiography. The concepts are explained in simple terms with excellent schematic diagrams. The Echo Manual is a useful guide for doctors pursuing fellowship in cardiology and those studying for the Echo boards. The 3rd edition of book was published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins in 2006 and is available in hardcover. Key Features: This is an updated version of the earlier book on the same subject. Read about the latest developments in echocardiography from an authoritative manual.