Echocardiography in Acute Coronary Syndrome : Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention (Paperback)

Introduction: Acute Coronary Syndrome and Echocardiography.- A Novel Pathway for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome.- Echocardiography in Acute Coronary Syndrome: Anatomy, Essential Views and Imaging Plains.- Echo Assessment of Systolic and Diastolic Function in Acute Coronary Syndrome.- Echocardiography Assessment of the Right Ventricle in Acute Coronary Syndrome.- Role of TEE in Acute Coronary Syndrome.- Newer Quantification Technique for the Left Ventricular Wall Motion Analyses.- 3D Echo in Acute Coronary Syndrome.- Contrast Echocardiography in Acute Coronary Syndromes.- Cardiac Risk Prevention Strategies.- The "Ischemic Cascade".- How to Perform Stress Echocardiography.- Principles of Interpretation of Stress Echocardiography.- Pathway for the Management of Patients Based on Stress Echo Results.- Echocardiography in Identifying Subclinical Disease.- Diagnosis of Acute Coronary Syndrome.- Comprehensive Evaluation of Cardiac Hemodynamics - "Echocardiography-Guided Cardiac Catheterization".- Echocardiography During Angina Pectoris and Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Emergency Room.- Handheld and Miniature Echocardiography in Acute Coronary Syndrome.- Acute Complications of Myocardial Infarction.- Chronic Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction.- Echocardiographic-guided Pericardial Drainage in Acute Coronary Syndrome.- Risk Stratification Following Acute Myocardial Infarction: Role of Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography.- Echo Assessment of Myocardial Viability.- Pathway for the Management of Heart Failure Complicating Acute Coronary Syndrome.- Echocardiography for the Management of End Stage Ischemic Heart Disease and as a Tool for Resynchronization Therapy.- Future Applications of Echocardiography in Acute Coronary Syndrome.- Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography in the Emergency Department.