Essential Echocardiography

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• Section 1: Principles of Ultrasound and Instrumentation1. Physical Principles of Ultrasound and Generation of Images2. M-Mode Imaging3. Principles of Contrast Echocardiography4. Principles of Transesophageal Echocardiography5. Principles of 3-Dimensional Ultrasound6. Principles and Practical Aspects of Strain Echocardiography7. Understanding Imaging ArtifactsSection 2: The Echocardiographic Examination8. Principles of Transthoracic Imaging Acquisition: The Standard Adult Transthoracic Echocardiographic Examination9. The Transthoracic Examination, View By View10. Three-Dimensional Echocardiography: Image Acquisition11. Optimization of the Patient and Equipment12. Utilizing Contrast Echocardiography in Practice13. Echo On-Call: Echocardiographic EmergenciesSection 3: Assessment of Cardiac Structure and Function14. Assessment of Left Ventricular Systolic Function15. Left Ventricular Diastolic Function16. Assessment of Right Ventricular Structure and Function17. Assessment of the AtriaSection 4: Echocardiography for Diseases of the Myocardium18. Acute Myocardial Infarction19. Mechanical Complications of Myocardial Infarction20. Long-Term Consequences and Prognosis after Myocardial Infarction21. Echocardiography in Heart Failure22. Dilated Cardiomyopathies23. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy24. Restrictive and Infiltrative Cardiomyopathies25. Echocardiography in Assessment of Cardiac Synchrony26. Echocardiography in Assessment of Ventricular Assist Devices27. Stress Echocardiography and Echo in Cardiopulmonary TestingSection 5: Valvular Heart Disease28. Mitral Valve Disease29. Aortic Valve Disease30. Tricuspid and Pulmonic Valve Disease31. Prosthetic Valves32. Echocardiography in Percutaneous Valvular InterventionSection 6: Diseases of the Pericardium and Great Vessels33. Pericardial Disease34. Diseases of the AortaSection 7: Diseases of the Pulmonary Artery and Veins35. Pulmonary Embolism36. Pulmonary HypertensionSection 8: Cardiac Masses37. Primary and Secondary Tumors38. Identification of Intracardiac Thrombus39. Other Cardiac MassesSection 9: Systemic Diseases Involving the Heart40. Echocardiography in Infective Endocarditis41. Other Systemic Diseases and the Heart42. Echocardiography in Malignant DiseaseSection 10: Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult43. Atrial Septal Defect44. Ventricular Septal Defect45. Other Common Congenital Defects in AdultsSection 11: Miscellaneous Topics in Echocardiography46. Handheld Echocardiography47. Appropriate Use of Echocardiography48. Echocardiography in the Context of Other Cardiac Imaging Modalities49. Transesophageal Echocardiography for Cardiac SurgeryAppendixA: Reference TablesB: Commonly Utilized Equations in Echocardiography