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By Eric de Madron, Docteur vétérinaire DVM, DACVIM (cardiologie), DECVIM (Médecine interne) au Canada; Valérie Chetboul, Valérie Chetboul est docteur vétérinaire, agrégée de pathologie médicale et diplômée de l'European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine., Vétérinaire, unité de Cardiologie, centre hospitalier vétérinaire d'Alfort, Maisons-Alfort, France. and Claudio Bussadori
PART I: NORMAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC EXAMINATION
Chapter 1: Normal Views: 2D, TM, Spectral and Color Doppler Modes
Eric de Madron
• The different modes
• General considerations
• Normal bi-dimensional views
• Normal spectral Doppler examination
• Color Doppler
Chapter 2: Normal Echocardiographic Values: 2D, TM and Spectral Doppler Modes
Eric de Madron
• Normal TM and 2D values
• Normal spectral Doppler values
Chapter 3: Intraoperator and Interoperator Variability
Valerie Chetboul
• Repeatability, reproducibility and operator performance
• Operator effect on the variability of echocardiographic measurements
• Practical implications
PART II: NEW TECHNIQUES OF ULTRASONOGRAPHIC CARDIAC IMAGING
Chapter 4: Myocardial Tissue Doppler, Derived Techniques and Speckle Tracking Imaging
Valerie Chetboul
• Normal myocardial kinetics
• Myocardial Tissue Doppler or Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI)
• Derived techniques from TDI: tissue tracking imaging, strain and strain rate imaging
• Speckle tracking imaging
Chapter 5: Trans-Esophageal Echocardiography
Claudio Bussadori
• Introduction and technical aspects
• Considerations with respect to the echocardiographer
• ETO examination protocol
• Indications and applications of ETO
Chapter 6: Veterinary Applications of Three-Dimensional Echocardiography
Claudio Bussadori
• 3D echocardiography technology
• The different modes of 3D echocardiography
• 3D echocardiography in veterinary medicine
• Patent ductus arteriosus
• Pulmonic valve valvuloplasty
PART III: HEMODYNAMIC EVALUATION
Chapter 7: Global Left Ventricular Systolic Function Evaluation
Eric de Madron
• Left ventricular anatomy
• Radial systolic function: shortening fraction
• Systolic indices derived from ventricular volumes
• Longitudinal systolic function evaluation
• Spectral Doppler indices: systolic time intervals and index of myocardial performance (Tei index)
Chapter 8: Diastolic Function Evaluation
Eric de Madron
• Phases of diastole and its determinants
• Types of diastolic dysfunctions
• Echocardiographic indices of diastolic function
Chapter 9: Echocardiographic Assessment of the Left Ventricular Filling Pressure
Eric de Madron
• Left atrial pressure curve
• Echocardiographic indices of the left ventricular filling pressure
• Other echocardiographic criteria
Chapter 10: Right Ventricular Systolic Function Evaluation
Eric de Madron
• Radial right ventricular systolic function: right ventricular shortening fractions
• Longitudinal right ventricular systolic function assessment
• Systolic time intervals and index of myocardial performance (Tei index)
• Spectral Doppler indices
PART IV: ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY OF ACQUIRED HEART DISEASES
Chapter 11: Evaluation and Quantification of Acquired Valvular Regurgitations in the Dog
Eric de Madron
• Mitral regurgitation
• Tricuspid regurgitation
• Aortic regurgitation
• Pulmonic regurgitation
Chapter 12: Canine Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Other Cardiomyopathies
Valerie Chetboul
• Primary dilated cardiomyopathy
• Other cardiomyopathies
Chapter 13: Feline Cardiomyopathies Assessment
Eric de Madron
• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathies
• Restrictive cardiomyopaties
• Dilated cardiomyopathies
• Atypical cardiomyopathies
• Thrombotic risk evaluation
Chapter 14: Pulmonary Hypertension
Valerie Chetboul
• Review of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)
• Conventional echocardiography and PAH
• Conventional Doppler and PAH
• New imaging modalities and PAH
Chapter 15: Dirofilariosis: Specific Bi-Dimensional Findings
Eric de Madron
• Echocardiographic characteristics of dirofilaria
• Other echocardiographic anomalies associated with dirofilariosis
Chapter 16: Cardiac Manifestations of Systemic Diseases
Valerie Chetboul, Eric de Madron
• Systemic arterial hypertension
• Hyperthyroid cardiopathy
• Anemia
Chapter 17: Pericardial Diseases
Eric de Madron
• Pericardial anatomy and function
• Pericardial effusions
• Constrictive pericarditis
• Congenital pericardial defects
Chapter 18: Cardiac Tumors
Claudio Bussadori
• Types of tumors and prevalence
• Goals of echocardiography in the assessment of cardiac tumors
• Specific echocardiographic presentation
PART V: CONGENITAL CARDIOPATHIES
Chapter 19: Congenital Cardiopathies
Claudio Bussadori
• Aortic stenosis
• Pulmonic stenosis
• Patent ductus arteriosus
• Ventricular septal defects
• Atrial septal defects
• Mitral valve dysplasia
• Tricuspid valve dysplasia
• Tetralogy of Fallot
• Cor triatriatum
• Endocardial cushion defects
Chapter 20: Echocardiographic Assessment of Congenital Cardiopathies Before and After Intervention
Claudio Bussadori
• Valvular pulmonic stenosis
• Patent ductus arteriosus
• Ventricular septum defects
• Atrial septal defects
"this book is highly valuable to all veterinarians with an interest in cardiology"
