1st Edition

Intracardiac Echocardiography

132 Pages 95 Color & 118 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

136 Pages
by CRC Press

Intracardiac Echocardiography is the first echocardiographic textbook of its kind to specifically cover ICE. Discussing all aspects of intracardiac ultrasound, it allows readers to perfect ICE image acquisition and helps to guide interpretation of this information during interventional and electrophysiologic procedures. Unique and informative, the text explores: introductory echo... Read more
1. Introduction and Basic Echocardiographic Imaging Discussion  2. Available ICE  3. Overview of ICE Applications - Includes Procedural Details, Placement of ICE Catheter, and Discussion of Risks of Procedure  4. Intracardiac Echocardiography Anatomy and Basic Image Acquisition Techniques  5. ICE in Percutaneous ASD Closure  6. ICE in the Percutaneous PFO Closure  7. ICE in Other Interventional Procedures - VSD Closure, MV Repair, Percutaneous Balloon Valvuloplasty, Endomyocardial Biopsy  8. ICE in the Electrophysiology Lab - Emphasizing its Role in Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation  9. ICE in Other EPS Procedures  10. Future Roles of ICE and 3D Imaging

Biography

Frank E. Silvestry (Penn Cardiac Care at Radnor, Philadelphia, PA, USA) (Author) ,  Susan E. Wiegers (Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA) (Author)