Over the past twenty years stress echocardiography has developed into a wellestablished technique that is versatile patient friendly and relativelyinexpensive. ... » 

Over the past twenty years stress echocardiography has developed into a wellestablished technique that is versatile patient friendly and relativelyinexpensive. This new extensively revised and enlarged edition of StressEchocardiography documents all of the very significant advances made since thefourth edition. The early chapters place the technique within a historicalcontext and describe its pathophysiological basis. Thereafter all aspects ofstress echocardiography are discussed clearly and in detail by thedistinguished pioneer Eugenio Picano and other contributors carefullyselected for their expertise. Both mainstream and emerging applications areexplained and systematic comparisons with competing and complementary cardiacimaging techniques are provided. The text is supported by a CDROM and a largenumber of highquality illustrations. This book is invaluable not only tocardiologists but also to nonexperts such as technicians and students. TOCFrom the contents Stress Echocardiography SE A Historical Perspective.Anatomical and Functional Targets of Stress Testing. Symptoms and Signs ofMyocardial Ischemia. Rational Basis of SE. Echocardiographic Signs of Ischemia.Segmentation of the Left Ventricle. Right Ventricular Ischemia in SE.Pathogenetic Mechanisms of Stress. Exercise Echocardiography. Dobutamine SE.Dipyridamole SE. Adenosine SE. Pacing SE. Ergonovine SE for the Diagnosis ofVasospastic Angina. Hyperventilation Test. Grading of Ischemic Response.Diagnostic Results and Indications. Echocardiographic Recognition of MyocardialViability. Diagnostic Flowcharts. Prognosis. Tissue Harmonic ImagingAnatomical MMode and ThreeDimensional Imaging. New Technologies in SETissue Doppler and Strain Rate Imaging. New Technologies in Stress TestingAcoustic Quantification and Color Kinesis. Tissue Characterization.Transesophageal Echocardiography for Evaluation of Coronary Artery Disease.Myocardial Contrast SE. «