Transoesophageal Echocardiography (TOE) has a major impact on patient management during the perioperative period. It is an evolving tool in diagnosis of cardiovascular disease and haemodynamic assessment.

The knowledge required for the examination and the practice of TOE is enormous and is continuously evolving.

Consequently there is a clear need for a new comprehensive Transoesophageal Echocardiogrpahy in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine written by experts involved in the perioperative care, not (only) by the cardiologists or full time echocardiographers.

Contents

1. Physical Principles of Ultrasound
2. Perioperative Transoesophageal Echocardiograhpy
3. Global Left Ventricular Systolic Function
4. Left Ventricular Diastolic Function
5. Mitral Valve Disease
6. Aortic Valve
7. Prosthetic Valves
8. Right Ventricle
9. Thoracic Aorta
10. Haemodynamics
11. Myocardial Ischaemia
12. Congenital Heart Disease
13. Cardiac Masses, Air, and Foreign Bodies
14. Minimally Invasive and Minimal Access Cardiac Surgery
15. Circulatory Assist Devices, Artificial Heart, and Heart and Lung Transplantation
16. Artifacts and Pitfalls
17. Training and Certification in the United States
18. Training and Certificaiton in Europe

Index

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