Comprehensive Textbook of Intraoperative Transesophageal Ech

Written by over 100 internationally recognised experts, this volume is the first definitive and comprehensive text/reference on intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography. Featuring over 1000 full colour echocardiograms, the book covers every aspect of intraoperative TEE, ranging from physics and knobology, to specific studies of cardiac valves and arteries and the use of TEE in cardiac and noncardiac surgeries.Major sections cover principles of echocardiography, intraoperative examination, critical care, coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, thoracic aortic disease, congestive heart failure, interventional cardiovascular medicine, and noncardiac surgery, and the text also focuses on uses of TEE in surgical decision-makingÂÂpreoperative, intraoperative, and postoperativeÂÂand includes specific clinical recommendations.FEATURES: 1,000 full colour TEE images throughoutWritten from the surgical perspective of pre-op, intra-op, and post-op uses of TEEIncludes specific clinical recommendations