Echocardiographic Evaluation of Ventricular Diastolic Function Amit Bardia Wanda M. Popescu INTRODUCTION The diastolic phase of the cardiac cycle is recognized as an important, independent component of cardiac performance. Quantification…
Doppler Technology and Technique Albert C. Perrino Jr. INTRODUCTION Two-dimensional echocardiography provides remarkable high-resolution, full motion display of cardiac structures. Yet despite the ability to reveal the most intricate anatomic…
Left Ventricular Systolic Performance and Pathology Alena Rady Susan Garwood QUANTIFICATION OF LEFT VENTRICULAR (LV) systolic function is considered the foundation of cardiac imaging (1). It has been shown to…
Two-Dimensional Examination Joseph P. Miller ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IS A CORNERSTONE OF medical imaging and clinical decision making. Echocardiographic technology continues to rapidly improve. Real-time biplane imaging is a reality in most…
Principles and Technology of Two-Dimensional Echocardiography Michelle Gorgone Andrew Maslow Albert C. Perrino Jr. INTRODUCTION Two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography generates dynamic images of the heart from reflections of transmitted ultrasound. The…
Chapter 42 Prevention of Postoperative Geriatric Syndromes Lorene Zerah , Judith Cohen-Bittan , Hélène Vallet and Jacques Boddaert The very first requirement in a hospital is that it should do…
Chapter 44 Ethics in Geriatric Surgery, End-of-Life and Palliative Care Prabhath Fernando , Amit Arora and Peter Crome You have told me all the things I need to hear before…
Chapter 49 Systems Engineering in Geriatric Surgery: The Contribution of Modeling and Simulation Maurizio Costantini and Berardo Naticchia Systems engineering embraces every scientific and technical concept known… . It is the…
Chapter 49 Systems Engineering in Geriatric Surgery: The Contribution of Modeling and Simulation Maurizio Costantini and Berardo Naticchia Systems engineering embraces every scientific and technical concept known… . It is the…
Chapter 43 Planning for Discharge Amedeo Zurlo and Giovanni Zuliani Sick people, particularly those with serious conditions, greatly prefer the company of their friends and family to residence in a…
