Practical Neonatal Echocardiography

A concise introduction to the principles and practice of point-of-care echocardiography for neonatologists and other clinicians caring for sick neonates


Practical Neonatal Echocardiography is written to help clinicians develop the skills necessary to perform a high quality neonatal echocardiographic examination, evaluate cardiac function, and recognize abnormalities and defects. This unique text is based on an acclaimed course the authors have taught for the past sixteen years where they train neonatologists and other clinicians in the use of cardiac ultrasound for on-the-spot examination and diagnosis of neonatal patients.


Features:


• Provides an introduction to the basic principles of echocardiography and the ultrasound scanners commonly used at pediatric cardiac centers
• Neonatal cardiac anatomy is clearly described through use of 2-dimensional images and video clips
• Chapters teach assessment of cardiac structure and function, central and peripheral blood flow, shunts, and pulmonary pressure
• Myocardial dysfunction, heart failure, shock, hypotension, cardiomyopathy, cyanosis, pulmonary hypertension, and more are discussed in detail with multiple illustrative cases
• Describes common features of ultrasound scanners and how to use them
• Helps clinicians make informed choices about transducer -ion, detailing particular advantages and disadvantages
• Includes detailed descriptions of detecting abnormalities of cardiovascular function with and without congenital defects 
• Bolstered by more than 200 video clips (available at PracticalNeonatalEcho.com) that display real-life examples of normal vs. abnormal cardiac function in neonates

1-      Basic Principles of Echocardiography                                               

2-      Echocardiographic Scanners and Transducers                       

3-      Cross Sectional Neonatal Anatomy as Depicted

by Two-Dmensional Echocardiography

4-      Training Neonatal Echocardiography using

Echocardiographic Simulators  

5-      Measuring Sizes and Dimensions from M-mode and

Two Dimensional Images

6-      Pulse Wave, Continuous Wave and Color Flow Doppler

In Assessment of Regurgitant Flows and Measurement

of Pressure Gradients  

7-      PW and CW Doppler in Assessment and Measurement of

Blood Flow                                                                              

8-      PW and CW Doppler in Assessment of Systolic, Diastolic,

and Global Cardiac Function                                                   

9-      Shunts through Patent Foramen Ovale                                 

10-  Myocardial dysfunction, Heart Failure and Shock

11-  Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Neonate 

12-  Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension in Newborn Infants:

Assessment of pulmonary arterial pressure 

13-  Desaturation and Cyanosis in Neonates without

Congenital Heart Defects                                                       

14-  Aneurysm of Ductus Arteriosus, Cardiomyopathies and

Systemic to Pulmonary Collaterals in Neonates                    

15-  Suspecting Congenital Heart Defects    

16-  Overview of Fetal Echocardiography