Clinical Echocardiography of the Dog and Cat, 1st Edition

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