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Cardiology Procedures

A Clinical Primer

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  • © 2017

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Editors:
  1. Robert C. Hendel

    1. Cardiovascular Division Professor of Medicine and Radiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, USA

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  2. Carey Kimmelstiel

    1. Division of Cardiology Tufts Medical Center Associate Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, USA

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  • The only up to date clinically oriented reference of techniques and procedures performed by cardiologists

  • Describes both application and performance of procedures, using case studies to illustrate each technique

  • Comprises many tables and charts to assist in the differential diagnosis and effective management of cardiac patients

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Table of contents (36 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Noninvasive Cardiology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Transthoracic Echocardiography

      • Eddy Karnabi
      Pages 3-16

    3. Transesophageal Echocardiography

      • Eddy Karnabi
      Pages 17-26

    4. Contrast Echocardiography

      • Cesia Gallegos, Eddy Karnabi, Robert C. Hendel
      Pages 27-33

    5. Exercise Stress Testing

      • Eddy Karnabi
      Pages 35-44

    6. Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing

      • Alexis P. Rodriguez
      Pages 45-52

    7. Pharmacologic Stress Testing

      • Eddy Karnabi, Robert C. Hendel
      Pages 53-61

    8. Stress Echocardiography

      • Cesia Gallegos, Eddy Karnabi, Robert C. Hendel
      Pages 63-69

    9. Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography

      • Eddy Karnabi
      Pages 71-79

    10. Positron Emission Tomography

      • Eddy Karnabi
      Pages 81-90

    11. Radionuclide Angiography

      • Cesia Gallegos
      Pages 91-96

    12. Cardiac Computed Tomography (CT)

      • Arieh Fox
      Pages 97-103

    13. Cardiac Magnetic Resonance

      • Cesia Gallegos
      Pages 105-111

  3. Critical Care

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 113-113
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    2. Central Venous Cannulation

      • Saleh Alshalash, Carey Kimmelstiel
      Pages 115-122

    3. Right Heart Catheterization

      • Christopher Madias, Carey Kimmelstiel
      Pages 123-132

    4. Pericardiocentesis

      • Saleh Alshalash, Carey Kimmelstiel
      Pages 133-140

    5. Procedural Sedation

      • Grace M. Wu
      Pages 141-146

    6. Endotracheal Intubation

      • Aaron E. Brice
      Pages 147-154
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About this book

This book provides a single reference that describes the application and performance of techniques and procedures performed by cardiologists. It includes descriptions of the technical aspects, clinical application and interpretation of the data generated during these testing modalities. The authors have provided a clinically focused guide to cardiac procedures aimed at clinical trainees and practitioners, including physicians as well as affiliated clinicians. Case studies are presented to further illustrate how these techniques are used in clinical practice.

 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Cardiovascular Division Professor of Medicine and Radiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, USA

    Robert C. Hendel

  • Division of Cardiology Tufts Medical Center Associate Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, USA

    Carey Kimmelstiel

About the editors

Robert C. Hendel, M.D., professor of medicine and radiology, specializes in the diagnosis and management of complex cardiac diseases with a particular focus on cardiac imaging and the appropriate use of cardiac technology. He has authored more than 150 publications and two textbooks as well as given invited lectures in more than 10 countries.

Dr. Carey Kimmelstiel is a cardiologist in Boston, Massachusetts and is affiliated with Tufts Medical Center. He received his medical degree from State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years. His research interests include adjunctive therapy for percutaneous coronary intervention , structural heart disease, and septal ablation for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Cardiology Procedures

  • Book Subtitle: A Clinical Primer

  • Editors: Robert C. Hendel, Carey Kimmelstiel

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-7290-1

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2017

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-7290-1Published: 17 November 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 347

  • Number of Illustrations: 75 b/w illustrations, 79 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Cardiology

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