ACCI-EI (Advances in Clinical Cardiovascular Imaging, Echocardiography & Interventions): A Textbook of Cardiology 1st Edition

This book focuses on advances in clinical cardiovascular imaging, echocardiography & interventions (ACCI-EI): a textbook of cardiology. Echocardiography represents the most widely used and the most cost effective modality in the non-invasive armamentarium of the physician for the assessment of a suspected or known cardiac disorder. The disorder could be primary or secondary to other systemic disease entities or could result as a side effect of therapies and interventions used to manage some of these conditions. This book comprises 35 sections, 142 chapters, including basics, hypertension, heart failure, STEMI, CAD, advances in echocardiography: clinical implications, emergency imaging in chest pain, RHD, atrial fibrillation, VT storm, DCMP, HOCM, RCM, pericardial effusion, constrictive pericarditis, infective endocarditis, pulmonary embolism and DVT, pulmonary hypertension, aortic disease, carotid artery disease, vertebral artery disease, peripheral arterial and venous disease, syncope, stroke, CHD, Echo in ECMO, shock, epidemiological, nutritional imaging, cardiac SOL, intraoperative echocardiography in OT, surgery and imaging, echo-oncology, ethical and legal issues, future directions. Each chapter addresses a separate and distinct issue of clinical relevance. The chapters are well outlined, organized, well written and referenced. The writing style of every chapter is vivid, concise and practical. There are excellent graphics, tables and figures that present the relevant information. This book will serve as an important reference guide for fellows and residents, internists, cardiologists, neurologist, pulmonologist, pediatricians, pedaitric surgeons, and cardiovascular surgeons.