CATHERINE M. OTTO

La ecocardiografía se ha transformado cada vez más en un componente clave de la evaluación sistemática de los pacientes con sospecha de enfermedad cardíaca o cardiopatía conocida. A medida que esta tecnica fue evolucionando y madurando, el papel del ecocardiografista fue cambiando desde una simple descripcion de imagenes hasta la evaluacion integrada de los datos ecocardiograficos y las manifestaciones clinicas de cada paciente, necesaria para la toma de decisiones terapeuticas. Esta nueva edicion tiene como caracteristicas destacadas:· Cada capitulo, escrito por un experto en el tema, ofrece un desarrollo tematico avanzado de estudio e incluye una lista cuidadosamente seleccionada de referencias bibliograficas.· Utiliza cuadros, dibujos, imagenes ecocardiograficas y trazados Doppler para resumir e ilustrar los aspectos clave.· Esta organizada en secciones en funcion de las categorias de diagnostico mas importantes.· Incorpora una seccion introductoria sobre ecocardiografia transesofagica.· Describe el espectro de las nuevas tecnicas, como ecocardiografia con contraste miocardico, deteccion automatica de bordes, caracterizacion tisular, ecocardiografia tridimensional y ecografia intravascular.· Incluye una nueva seccion sobre el laboratorio de ecocardiografia que trata temas como la educacion y el entrenamiento de los ecocardiografistas, la mejora de la calidad y la transicion a un laboratorio digital. Este libro ofrece un entrenamiento especializado en ecocardiografia y es util para los residentes de cardiologia, los cardiologos en actividad, los investigadores que utilizan las tecnicas ecocardiograficas, otros profesionales que utilizan el enfoque ecocardiografico en el contexto clinico (anestesiologos, radiologos, especialistas en medicina de urgencia y obstetras) y los tecnicos en cardiografia y ecocardiografia.

Today's echocardiography continues to be a widely available, minimal-risk procedure with the potential to yield a vast amount of detailed, precise anatomic and physiologic information. Dr. Catherine Otto's Textbook of Clinical Echocardiography, 7th Edition, clearly outlines how to master the core principles of echocardiographic imaging in order to make an initial diagnosis and integrate this data in clinical decision making for patients with a wide range of cardiovascular diseases. Ideal for cardiology fellows, medicine residents, and cardiac sonography students, this bestselling text teaches all the essential elements of ultrasound physics, tomographic and 3D anatomy, image acquisition, advanced imaging modalities, and application in specific disease categories-all with a practical, problem-based approach. Concentrates on the foundational concepts you need to know to perform and interpret echocardiographic studies and to pass your board exams. Incorporates new clinical knowledge, new guidelines, and recent innovations in echocardiographic imaging, including advances in handheld devices, specialized echo applications, and technical aspects of image collection. Covers all advanced echo techniques, including contrast echo, 3D echo, and myocardial mechanics, as well as intraoperative and intra-procedural transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). Provides an updated understanding of the clinical applications of specific echocardiographic findings, and discusses what alternative diagnostic approaches to initiate when echocardiography does not provide a definitive answer. Offers a thorough, must-know explanation of the physics behind echocardiography and its applications in the clinical setting; Echo Math boxes in each chapter for quick review and greater comprehension; updated evidence tables validating echo parameters; and an Echo Exam summary at the end of each chapter. Matches full-color anatomic drawings of heart structures with the 2D and 3D echocardiographic views, and includes dozens of new illustrations throughout the text. Pairs state-of-the-art echo images with more than 360 videos that illustrate the full range of cardiac disease diagnosed with this powerful imaging approach. An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.

Domínio das técnicas e tecnologias mais recentes da TEE!Baseado em casos e ricamente ilustrado, Ecocardiografia Intraoperatória e Intervencionista - Atlas de Imagens Transesofágicas, Segunda Edição,