Browsing by Author "Picard, Michael H. (7102047714)"

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Echocardiography is valuable in all patients with acute myocardial infarction for diagnosis, differential diagnosis, functional assessment, detection of complications, and/or prognosis. The value of echocardiography as a diagnostic tool is highest in patients with acute coronary syndrome with atypical clinical presentation, nondiagnostic electrocardiogram, and/or normal or only slightly increased cardiac enzymes. The collected information, whether assessed quantitatively or qualitatively, is of incomparable value for accurate estimation of risk and for guiding management, especially in hemodynamically unstable patients. Initial left ventricular volumes, wall motion score index, infarct zone viability, and diastolic filling carry important prognostic information. It should be emphasized that echocardiographic examination in unstable patients with ongoing chest pain in the emergency setting is a highly demanding procedure that requires both excellent technical skills to obtain adequate images in a stressful environment and the ability to interpret findings quickly and accurately. Of note, echocardiographic examination must not induce unnecessary delays in triage of patients to reperfusion therapy. © 2023 CRC Press.

Two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography have crucial roles in the detection and assessment of complications of acute myocardial infarction, allowing collection of all necessary information at the bedside. Some of these complications present with suggestive clinical manifestations (e.g., mechanical complications: papillary muscle rupture, myocardial free-wall rupture, pseudoaneurysm, and ventricular septal rupture), whereas others may occur silently (e.g., infarct expansion, thrombi). In both situations, information obtained by echocardiography are often of key importance for decision-making. © 2023 CRC Press.

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Echocardiography is the most cost-effective and versatile imaging technique for assessing patients suffering from unstable cardiovascular diseases. Since 2005, emergency echocardiography has been recognized as a specific field, with particular implications to education, training, and reporting. Emergency Echocardiography covers the topic and completely updates existing chapters. This second edition utilizes a user friendly new pedagogy and contains new topics of interest to the widening readership from professionals from various specialties, e.g. cardiologists, emergency physicians, anesthesiologists, intensivists and fellows. New chapters address emerging topics, including training and educational requirements and provides online learning materials that comprise more than 450 video loops and illustrative case scenarios. © 2017 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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