Transesophageal Echocardiography. a Perioperative Transdisciplinary Approach

The new Second Edition of the groundbreaking Transesophageal Echocardiography Multimedia Manual is the only comprehensive resource to address transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and concentrate on the National Board of Echocardiography guidelines for board certification in TEE.

Written by a combination of experienced anesthesiologists, cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, and critical care physicians, the manual presents expert perspectives of the various clinicians and specialists who perform TEE. The manual also includes a DVD component with over 1,000 video clips that provide actual footage of TEE procedures.

Six new chapters in the Second Edition cover:

• goal-oriented transthoracic and epicardial echocardiography
• percutaneous valve surgery
• minimally invasive cardiac surgery
• stent placement in aortic disease
• TEE monitoring in the hemodynamic and electrophysiology suite
• TEE in the intensive care unit and in non-cardiac surgery