Transoesophageal echocardiography in anaesthesia, (2^nd Ed.)

Transoesophageal echocardiography has a major impact on patient management during the perioperative period. It is an evolving tool in diagnosis of cardiovascular disease and haemodynamic assessment. This text is written by experts in the field of perioperative care, and provides an overview.

Principles of transoesophageal echocardiography in anaesthesia, Chassot, practice of TOE, Skarvan, left ventricular systolic function, Schmidt, left ventricular diastolic function, De Hert, mitral valve, Loick, aortic valve, Shanewise, prosthetic valves, Visser, right ventricle, Group of Jardin, thoracic aorta, Knostadt, haemodynamics, Poelaert, TOE and myocardic ischaemia, Seeberg et al, congenital cardiac surgery, Gewillig, cardiac masses, air, foreign bodies, Oka, minimal invasive cardiac surgery, Clements, artifacts, pitfalls, Khandheria, training, certification, examination, Thys.