ISBN-13: 9781841846088 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 336 str.
ISBN-13: 9781841846088 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 336 str.
Written by the world's expert on transesophageal echocardiography, key features include coverage of normal mitral valve structure and function, followed by abnormalities of structure and function evaluation of prostheses, interventional cardiology techniques and intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography a concise explanation of measurements of cardiac chamber sizes, function and Doppler for transesophageal echocardiographic applications transesophageal echocardiographic images juxtaposed with correlative anatomic specimens to provide a clear understanding of normal and abnormal mitral valve anatomy. The only book available on transesophageal echocardiography of the mitral valve, this impressive and highly illustrated text provides a concise yet in-depth analysis of the mitral valve from an experience of over 10,000 transesophageal echocardiograms performed by the authors. A starting point or 'how-to' reference for studying the mitral valve with transesophageal echocardiography, Mitral Valve Transesophageal Echocardiography is also a highly useful resource for diagnostic examples of mitral pathology for physicians who practice transesophageal echocardiography.