Echocardiography in Acute Coronary Syndrome: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1848820267 ISBN 13: 9781848820265

Publisher: Springer, 2009

Synopsis

Coronary artery disease is the most commonly encountered problem in adult cardiology in the world. Echocardiography is the most commonly used imaging modality encountered in cardiology practice in the world. Even though there are many Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) reference books and echocardiography reference books, there is no single practical book so far in the literature with focus on the combined topics. The authors believe that this will be the first book to provide information on how echocardiography can be used in, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of ACS.

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From the Back Cover:

Coronary artery disease is the most commonly encountered problem in adult cardiology in the developed world. In the US, more than 70 million people are at risk for developing coronary artery disease (CAD) and it is responsible for almost 40% of all deaths each year. The reliable evaluation of patients with suspected ischemic heart disease is therefore critical to identifying those at risk for CAD.

Initially used to detect pericardial effusions and cardiac tumors, the development of echocardiography as a dignostic tool has paralleled the progress made in acute coronary syndrome (ACS), and ACS is now the most common indication for echocardiography.

Echocardiography in Acute Coronary Syndrome: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention details the role of echocardiography in diagnosing and managing ACS. It provides a practical approach using evidence-based pathways for prevention, rapid diagnosis and treatment of patients with acute coronary disease using echocardiography. Also included are a number of case scenarios encountered in everyday practice for which echocardiography had significant clinical impact making this a convenient reference for all involved in the management of these patients, from echocardiographers and cardiology clinicians to emergency room personnel, and internal medicine and cardiology trainees.

About the Author:

Eyal Herzog, MD

Dr. Herzog is the Director of the Cardiac Care Unit at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York. He has published many articles in the field of ACS, echocardiography and clinical pathways, including a pathway for acute coronary syndrome and its implementation. He has also been chosen as the "Teacher of the Year," for the Department of Medicine at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital of Columbia University for the last 3 years consecutively. (This is the 5th largest training program in the U.S.)

Farooq Chaudhry, MD

Dr. Chaudhry is the Director of the Echocardiography Laboratory at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York. Dr. Chaudhry has published over 300 hundred manuscripts, abstracts, review articles and book chapters in echocardiography. He is a nationally renowned echocardiologist and he is on the editorial board of the JASE. He has also been the Course Director for "Echo NY" for the past 6 years; and has been the winner of many awards in the field of Echocardiography.

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1848820267
• ISBN 13: 9781848820265
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 455
• Editor: Herzog Eyal, Chaudhry Farooq