VOLUME 1 SECTION 1: HISTORY AND BASICS Chapter 1. History of Echocardiography Chapter 2. Early Cardiac Flow Doppler Era: A Key for a New Clinical Understanding of Cardiology Chapter 3. Basics of Ultrasound Chapter 4. Doppler Echocardiography: Methodology, Application, and Pitfalls Chapter 5. Basics of Three-dimensional Ultrasound Chapter 6. Speckle Tracking Acquisition: Basics and Practical Tips Chapter 7. Instrumentation for Transesophageal Echocardiography Including New Technology SECTION 2: ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY/ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION AND TRAINING Chapter 8.
M-mode Examination Chapter 9. The Complete Transthoracic Echocardiography Chapter 10. The Standard Transthoracic Examination Chapter 11. Nonstandard Echocardiographic Examination Chapter 12. Technique and Applications of Continuous Transthoracic Cardiac Imaging Chapter 13. The Basics of Performing Three-dimensional Echocardiography Chapter 14. How to do Three-dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiography Examination? Chapter 15. Critical Care Ultrasound Chapter 16.
Spectral Doppler of the Hepatic Veins Chapter 17. Spectral Doppler of the Pulmonary Veins Chapter 18. Tissue Doppler Imaging Chapter 19. Speckle Tracking Echocardiography: Clinical Usefulness Chapter 20. Echocardiographic Assessment of Global and Segmental Function using Velocity Vector Imaging Chapter 21. Contrast Echocardiography Chapter 22. Myocardial Perfusion Echocardiography Chapter 23. Endothelial Dysfunction Chapter 24.
How to do a Two-dimensional Transesophageal Examination? Chapter 25. Upper Transesophageal and Transpharyngeal Examination Chapter 26. How to Perform a Three-dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiogram? Chapter 27. Three-dimensional Examination to Evaluate Valvular Heart Disease: The Value of an Added Dimension Chapter 28. Three-dimensional Echocardiographic Guidance of Percutaneous Procedures Chapter 29. Three-dimensional Echocardiography in the Operating Room Chapter 30. Epiaortic Ultrasonography Chapter 31. Intracardiac Echocardiography Chapter 32.
Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging Chapter 33. Peripheral Vascular Ultrasound Chapter 34. Advanced Noninvasive Quantification Techniques in Echocardiography Chapter 35. Artifacts in Echocardiography Chapter 36. Echocardiography Training SECTION 3 VALVULAR HEART DISEASE Chapter 37. Echocardiography in Acute Rheumatic Fever Chapter 38. Echocardiographic Assessment of Mitral Valve Diseases Chapter 39. Mitral Regurgitation Chapter 40.
Aortic Stenosis Chapter 41. Low-gradient, Severe Aortic Stenosis with Depressed and Preserved Ejection Fraction Chapter 42. Aortic Regurgitation Chapter 43. Echocardiography Assessment of the Aorta Chapter 44. Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Diagnosis of Aortic Disease Chapter 45. Echocardiographic Examination of the Tricuspid Valve Chapter 46. Echocardiographic Assessment of Pulmonary Valve Chapter 47. Echocardiography in Infective Endocarditis Chapter 48.
Role of Echocardiography in Pulmonary Hypertension Chapter 49. Echocardiographic Assessment of Prosthetic Valves Chapter 50. Three-dimensional Transthoracic and Transesophageal Echocardiographic Evaluation of Prosthetic Valves VOLUME 2 SECTION 4: LEFT AND RIGHT VENTRICLES, LEFT ATRIUM, AND HEMODYNAMICS Chapter 51. M-mode and Two-dimensional Echocardiographic Assessment of Left Ventricular Systolic Function Chapter 52. How to Assess Diastolic Function Chapter 53. Evaluation of the Right Ventricle Chapter 54. Three-dimensional Echocardio graphic Assessment of Left Ventricular and Right Ventricular Function Chapter 55. Newer Aspects of Structure/Function to Assess Cardiac Motion Chapter 56.
Echocardiography in Assessment of Complications Related to Permanent Pacemakers and Intracardiac Defibrillators Chapter 57. Echocardiographic Evaluation of Ventricular Assist Devices Chapter 58. Echocardiographic Assessment of Left Atrial Function Chapter 59. Use of Echocardiography to Assess Cardiac Hemodynamics and Guide Therapy SECTION 5: ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE, CARDIOMYOPATHIES, PERICARDIAL DISORDERS, TUMORS AND MASSES Chapter 60. Echocardiography in Ischemic Heart Disease Chapter 61. Stress Echocardiography Chapter 62. Squatting Stress Echocardiography Chapter 63. Three-dimensional Stress Echocardiography.
Chapter 64. Echocardiographic Assessment of Coronary Arteries: Morphology and Coronary Flow Reserve Chapter 65. Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Chapter 66. Echocardiographic Assessment of Nonobstructive Cardiomyopathies Chapter 67. Echocardiographic Differentiation of Ischemic and Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy: Comparison with Other Noninvasive Modalities Chapter 68. Pericardial Disease Chapter 69. Three-dimensional Echocardiographic Assessment in Pericardial Disorders Chapter 70. Echocardiographic Assessment of Cardiac Tumors and Masses SECTION 6: CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE Chapter 71.
Fetal Cardiac Imaging Chapter 72. M-mode and Two-dimensional Echocardiography in Congenital Heart Disease Chapter 73. Real-time Three-dimensional Echocardiography for Quantification of Ventricular Volumes, Mass, and Function in Children with Congenital and Acquired Heart Diseases Chapter 74. Three-dimensional Echocardiography in Congenital Heart Disease Chapter 75. Echocardiography in the Evaluation of Adults with Congenital Heart Disease Chapter 76. Echocardiographic Evaluation for Acquired Heart Diseases in Childhood SECTION 7 MISCELLANEOUS AND OTHER NONINVASIVE TECHNIQUES Chapter 77. Echocardiography in Systemic Diseases Chapter 78. Echocardiography in Women Chapter 79.
Echocardiography in the Elderly Chapter 80. How to Do Echo for the Electrophysiologist Chapter 81. Echocardiography in Life-threatening Conditions Chapter 82. Lung Ultrasound in Cardiology Chapter 83. Use of Artificial Intelligence in Echocardiography Chapter 84. A Primer on Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Echocardiographer Chapter 85. Cardiac Computed Tomography Imaging SECTION 8: NEW CHAPTERS Chapter 86. Role of Echocardiography in Cardio-Oncology Chapter 87.
Echocardiography in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction Chapter 88. Evaluation of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction with Echocardiography Chapter 89. Where do Echocardiography and Ultrasound Stand in the Assessment and Management of Pulmonary Embolism Chapter 90. Critical Care Echocardiography: Role of Echocardiography in the Modern Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Chapter 91. Using Echocardiography to Assess for Cardiac Amyloidosis.