Pediatric Echocardiography

by Rani Gera

The Book “Step by Step Pediatric Echocardiography” clarifies in insight about the Pediatric Echocardiography and the advancement of technology. Pediatric echocardiography technique is a simple, noninvasive and inexpensive technique that provides a correct hemodynamic status of the heart, thereby reducing the requirement of cardiac catheterization. Four-dimensional echocardiography has been introduced that has improved the technique to identify congenital or acquired heart disease. Cardiac catheterization is used for the more complex cardiac conditions, and those requiring interventions and surgery. The book explains the details about the position of the patient and transducer, M-Mode and Doppler examination, and the echocardiographic evaluation of cardiac chambers left ventricle. It describes acyanotic congenital heart disease, cyanotic heart disease, acquired valvular disease, cardiac infections, and diseases of myocardium. Chapters also incorporate sections on fetal echocardiography, neonatal echocardiography and echocardiography in intensive care unit. It also summarizes simple, noninvasive and inexpensive technique which provides a correct hemodynamic status of the heart and introduction of new techniques to identify congenital or acquired heart disease. Monitoring critically ill patients has proved advantageous by introducing the functional Echocardiography.

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Author Author's Affiliation
1. Gera Rani MAMC and LNJP
LN Hospital, Associated Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, New Delhi, India
Maulana Azad Medical College and Loknayak Hospital, New Delhi, D II 330 Pandara Road, New Delhi 110003
ISBN 9789351526612
Speciality Pediatrics, Cardiology
DOI 10.5005/jp/books/12617
Edition 3/e
Publishing Year 2015
Pages 170
Book Type Professional

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