Since the publication of the second edition of this volume, 3D echocardiography has penetrated the clinical arena and become an indispensable tool for patient care. The previous edition, which was highly commended at the British Medical Book Awards, has been updated with recent publications and improved images. This third edition has added important new topics such as 3D Printing, Surgical and Transcatheter Management, Artificial Valves, and Infective Endocarditis.
The book begins by describing the principles of 3D echocardiography, then proceeds to discuss its application to the imaging of
- Left and Right Ventricle, Stress Echocardiography
- Left Atrium, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Mitral Regurgitation with Surgical and Nonsurgical Procedures
- Mitral Stenosis and Percutaneous Mitral Valvuloplasty
- Aortic Stenosis with TAVI / TAVR
- Aortic and Tricuspid Regurgitation
- Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Aorta
- Speckle Tracking, Cardiac Masses, Atrial Fibrillation
KEY FEATURES
- In-depth clinical experiences of the use of 3D/2D echo by world experts
- Latest findings to demonstrate clinical values of 3D over 2D echo
- One-click view of 263 innovative videos and 352 high-resolution 3D/2D color images in a supplemental eBook.
About the Author: Dr. Takahiro Shiota is Professor of Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCLA School of Medicine. He is a pioneer in 3D echocardiography, and published the first book on this topic in 2007 while he was Professor of Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic.
Dr. Shiota published a unique 3D echo book of case presentations. He is the editor of 3D Echocardiography, second edition, which was highly commended at the 2014 British Medical Book Awards. Dr. Shiota regularly contributes articles on how to improve diagnostic accuracy. He has published many original papers in premier journals, on the clinical value and use of 3D echo for surgery and trans-catheter procedures.
