Emergency Echocardiography (3^rd Ed.)

Echocardiography is the most powerful and cost-effective imaging technique for assessing patients suffering from unstable cardiovascular diseases. This didactically structured third edition of Emergency Echocardiography contains fully rewritten chapters by well-known, internationally recognized contributors. It includes new chapters on echo-guided patient management in the ICU, lung ultrasound, and complications of percutaneous interventions. Special attention is given to Focus Cardiac Ultrasound (FoCUS) in emergency settings. The book uses over 600 video loops of illustrative cases to interest a wide readership of all medical professionals involved in diagnostics and treatment of emergency cardiovascular patients.

Key Features

• Covers the role of cardiac ultrasound in most cardiovascular emergencies and emergency settings
• Offers clinically useful information to a wide range of medical professionals dealing with cardiovascular emergencies, including cardiologists, emergency physicians, anesthesiologists, intensivists, and related fellows
• Features over 600 carefully chosen videos of illustrative cases with detailed explanations and highlights key decision management points

Preface to the third edition
Preface to the second edition
Preface to the first edition
Contributors
Image and video contributors
Abbreviations

1. Emergency echocardiography: general considerations

2. Echocardiography in acute myocardial infarction

3. Echocardiography in complications of acute myocardial infarction

4. Echocardiography in acute heart failure and cardiogenic shock

5. Echocardiography and Focus Cardiac Ultrasound in cardiac arrest

6. Echocardiography in acute aortic dissection

7. Echocardiography in acute pulmonary embolism

8. Echocardiography in cardiac tamponade

9. Echocardiography in acute aortic insufficiency

10. Echocardiography in acute mitral regurgitation

11. Echocardiography in obstruction of native valves

12. Emergency echocardiography in patients with prosthetic valves

13. Echocardiography in detecting cardiac sources of embolism

14. Emergency intraoperative and postoperative echocardiography

15. Echocardiography in mechanical circulatory support

16. Echocardiography in chest trauma

17. Stress echocardiography in the emergency department

18. Handheld ultrasound devices in the emergency setting

19. Focus cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS)

20. Lung ultrasound in emergency cardiac care

21. Echocardiography-guided patient management in the intensive care unit

22. Echocardiography in complications of percutaneous interventions

Index

Dr Aleksandar N. Neskovic, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC is Professor of Medicine and Cardiology at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade.

Dr Frank A. Flachskampf, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC is Professor of Cardiology at Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University and at Department of Cardiology and Clinical Physiology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.