Step by Step Pediatric Echocardiography 3rd/2015

Pediatric echocardiography is coming up in a major way, because of an increased awareness of early diagnosis and management of congenital heart diseases, especially the life-threatening ones. Pediatric echocardiography technique, though simple, requires a trained pediatric echocardiographer. It is an uncomplicated, noninvasive and low-cost technique providing a correct hemodynamic status of the heart, thus reducing the requirement of cardiac catheterization, which is invasive and expensive. With the advancement of technology, three-dimensional and four-dimensional echocardiography has been introduced. This has improved the technique to identify congenital or acquired heart disease, also having its functional implications. Hence, cardiac catheterization is used for the more complex cardiac conditions, and those requiring interventions and surgery. Also, with the introduction of functional echocardiography, the use of echo in intensive care units has increased, as its use in monitoring critically ill patients has proved beneficial which is included in the chapter of Echocardiography in Intensive Care Unit.

Third edition that deals with Pediatric Echocardiography.

• Written in lucid and simplified manner.

• Explained with illustrative sketches, cardiograph images and clinical photos.

• Completely updated version with new chapters on Fetal Echocardiography, Neonatal Echocardiography and Echocardiography in Intensive Care Unit.

• Inclusion of images encountered in the routine clinical practice is a valued addition in this edition.

• Written in step-by-step approach for easy recall.

• Very useful book for the students as well as for practitioners