Cardiovascular Hemodynamics for the Clinician 3rd Edition

About the Book

Cardiovascular Hemodynamics for the Clinician, Third Edition is a concise, straightforward handbook to help practicing clinicians and physicians in training better understand and interpret hemodynamic data. This book contains useful and practical information that will be helpful in making specific diagnoses, determining prognosis, and guiding therapy. The text provides a basic overview of cardiac and circulatory physiology followed by detailed discussion of pathophysiological changes in various disease states.

New content for the third edition includes expanded discussion of transcatheter valves, ventricular assist devices, ECMO, assessment of coronary microvasculature, use of resting coronary indices, acute right heart strain in pulmonary embolus, and interventions for tricuspid and mitral valve disease. It is an essential reference for cardiologists, intensivists, anesthesiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, and advanced practice providers.