| PART I: NORMAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC EXAMINATION Chapter 1: Normal Views: 2D, TM, Spectral and Color Doppler Modes Eric de Madron • The different modes • General considerations • Normal bi-dimensional views • Normal spectral Doppler examination • Color Doppler Chapter 2: Normal Echocardiographic Values: 2D, TM and Spectral Doppler Modes Eric de Madron • Normal TM and 2D values • Normal spectral Doppler values Chapter 3: Intraoperator and Interoperator Variability Valerie Chetboul • Repeatability, reproducibility and operator performance • Operator effect on the variability of echocardiographic measurements • Practical implications PART II: NEW TECHNIQUES OF ULTRASONOGRAPHIC CARDIAC IMAGING Chapter 4: Myocardial Tissue Doppler, Derived Techniques and Speckle Tracking Imaging Valerie Chetboul • Normal myocardial kinetics • Myocardial Tissue Doppler or Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) • Derived techniques from TDI: tissue tracking imaging, strain and strain rate imaging • Speckle tracking imaging Chapter 5: Trans-Esophageal Echocardiography Claudio Bussadori • Introduction and technical aspects • Considerations with respect to the echocardiographer • ETO examination protocol • Indications and applications of ETO Chapter 6: Veterinary Applications of Three-Dimensional Echocardiography Claudio Bussadori • 3D echocardiography technology • The different modes of 3D echocardiography • 3D echocardiography in veterinary medicine • Patent ductus arteriosus • Pulmonic valve valvuloplasty PART III: HEMODYNAMIC EVALUATION Chapter 7: Global Left Ventricular Systolic Function Evaluation Eric de Madron • Left ventricular anatomy • Radial systolic function: shortening fraction • Systolic indices derived from ventricular volumes • Longitudinal systolic function evaluation • Spectral Doppler indices: systolic time intervals and index of myocardial performance (Tei index) Chapter 8: Diastolic Function Evaluation Eric de Madron • Phases of diastole and its determinants • Types of diastolic dysfunctions • Echocardiographic indices of diastolic function Chapter 9: Echocardiographic Assessment of the Left Ventricular Filling Pressure Eric de Madron • Left atrial pressure curve • Echocardiographic indices of the left ventricular filling pressure • Other echocardiographic criteria Chapter 10: Right Ventricular Systolic Function Evaluation Eric de Madron • Radial right ventricular systolic function: right ventricular shortening fractions • Longitudinal right ventricular systolic function assessment • Systolic time intervals and index of myocardial performance (Tei index) • Spectral Doppler indices PART IV: ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY OF ACQUIRED HEART DISEASES Chapter 11: Evaluation and Quantification of Acquired Valvular Regurgitations in the Dog Eric de Madron • Mitral regurgitation • Tricuspid regurgitation • Aortic regurgitation • Pulmonic regurgitation Chapter 12: Canine Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Other Cardiomyopathies Valerie Chetboul • Primary dilated cardiomyopathy • Other cardiomyopathies Chapter 13: Feline Cardiomyopathies Assessment Eric de Madron • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathies • Restrictive cardiomyopaties • Dilated cardiomyopathies • Atypical cardiomyopathies • Thrombotic risk evaluation Chapter 14: Pulmonary Hypertension Valerie Chetboul • Review of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) • Conventional echocardiography and PAH • Conventional Doppler and PAH • New imaging modalities and PAH Chapter 15: Dirofilariosis: Specific Bi-Dimensional Findings Eric de Madron • Echocardiographic characteristics of dirofilaria • Other echocardiographic anomalies associated with dirofilariosis Chapter 16: Cardiac Manifestations of Systemic Diseases Valerie Chetboul, Eric de Madron • Systemic arterial hypertension • Hyperthyroid cardiopathy • Anemia Chapter 17: Pericardial Diseases Eric de Madron • Pericardial anatomy and function • Pericardial effusions • Constrictive pericarditis • Congenital pericardial defects Chapter 18: Cardiac Tumors Claudio Bussadori • Types of tumors and prevalence • Goals of echocardiography in the assessment of cardiac tumors • Specific echocardiographic presentation PART V: CONGENITAL CARDIOPATHIES Chapter 19: Congenital Cardiopathies Claudio Bussadori • Aortic stenosis • Pulmonic stenosis • Patent ductus arteriosus • Ventricular septal defects • Atrial septal defects • Mitral valve dysplasia • Tricuspid valve dysplasia • Tetralogy of Fallot • Cor triatriatum • Endocardial cushion defects Chapter 20: Echocardiographic Assessment of Congenital Cardiopathies Before and After Intervention Claudio Bussadori • Valvular pulmonic stenosis • Patent ductus arteriosus • Ventricular septum defects |
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