Transesophageal Echocardiography for Congenital Heart Disease - Hardcover

Norman H. Silverman,Pierre C. Wong,Wanda C. Miller-Hance,Pierre C. (EDT) Wong,Wanda C. (EDT) Miller-hance

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1848000618 ISBN 13: 9781848000612

Publisher: Springer Verlag, 2012

Synopsis

Transesophageal Echocardiography for Congenital Heart Disease represents a unique contribution as the only contemporary reference to focus exclusively on the clinical applications of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in congenital heart disease (CHD). Written by numerous prominent specialists and renowned leaders in the field, it presents a comprehensive, modern, and integrated review of the subject in light of the cumulative experience and most recent advances in the technology. Topics related to CHD include: (1) physics and instrumentation of TEE, particularly as they apply to the structural evaluation; (2) specialized aspects of the examination, with emphases on technical considerations pertinent to both pediatric and adult patients with congenital cardiovascular pathology; (3) segmental approach to diagnosis and functional assessment; (4) extensive discussion of the TEE evaluation of the many anomalies encompassing the CHD spectrum; (5) use of the imaging modality in the perioperative and interventional settings; and (6) important aspects of 3D TEE evaluation.

Richly illustrated by more than 700 figures/illustrations and 400 videos, this textbook will serve as an indispensable resource for all who use TEE in the care of both children and adults with CHD, from the novice to the expert.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has played an instrumental role among the many advances in the field of congenital heart disease (CHD) that have resulted in successful and continually improving clinical outcomes, today enabling most affected infants and children to live well into adulthood. Ongoing evolution of the technology (including three-dimensional TEE) promises to maintain this imaging approach at the forefront of clinical practice. Competent performance of TEE in the patient with CHD, however, requires a number of essential technical and cognitive skills, in addition to a solid understanding of the broad spectrum of congenital pathology. Thus, the important need for a comprehensive reference on the subject to assist specialists who care for these patients.

Transesophageal Echocardiography for Congenital Heart Disease represents a unique work, the only textbook of its kind that focuses specifically upon the applications of TEE in CHD. In each chapter, the contributors―highly regarded specialists and leaders in the field―provide practical and instructive information on the many different aspects of CHD evaluation by TEE. The textbook is extensively supplemented with over 700 figures/illustrations and more than 400 high quality videos (available online). This reference will prove an invaluable resource for those who use TEE in the care of both children and adults with CHD, whether they be cardiologists, surgeons, anesthesiologists, intensivists, sonographers, or trainees wishing to obtain basic knowledge or advance their understanding of the field.

About the Author:

Dr. Wong is the Director of Echocardiography and the Cardiac Registry at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. He is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California. 

Dr. Miller-Hance is the Associate Director of Pediatric Cardiovascular Anesthesiology and Director of Intraoperative Echocardiography at Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX. She is Professor of Pediatrics and Anesthesiology at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1848000618
• ISBN 13: 9781848000612
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 587