Textbook of Clinical Echocardiography, Seventh Edition Elsevier

University of Washington School of Medicine

This textbook delves into the principles and practice of clinical echocardiography. It explains the relationship between hemodynamic variables and cardiac function, including concepts like preload, afterload, and contractility, and how they are assessed using echocardiographic methods. The text also covers various echocardiographic views, measurements, and their interpretation in different clinical scenarios, such as valvular heart disease and intraoperative monitoring. It serves as a detailed guide for practitioners and researchers in the field.