EACVI Echo Handbook - sample

Contents
3 The standard transoesophageal examination 111
3.1 Transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) 112
Suggested reading 125
3.2 The standard transoesophageal 3D echo examination 126
Suggested reading 131
3.3 The storage and report on transoesophageal
echocardiography 132
Suggested reading 138
4 Assessment of the left ventricular systolic function 139
4.1 Left chamber quantification 140
Suggested reading 159
5 Assessment of diastolic function 161
5.1 Left ventricle diastolic function 162
Suggested reading 185
6 Ischaemic cardiac disease (ICD) 187
Introduction 188
6.1 Assessment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) 189
6.2 Complications of AMI 191
6.3 Determinants of prognosis in chronic ICD 196
Suggested reading 197
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