Echocardiography, Sixth Edition (Hardcover)

by Harvey Feigenbaum (Author), William F. Armstrong (Author), Thomas Ryan (Author)

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The thoroughly revised Sixth Edition of Feigenbaum's Echocardiography reflects recent changes in the technology and clinical use of echocardiography. Included are detailed discussions of tissue Doppler imaging, harmonic imaging and its impact on tissue and contrast visualization, new applications of myocardial perfusion and three-dimensional echocardiography. Emphasizing the clinical importance of various echocardiography applications, this edition has chapters on systolic and diastolic left ventricular function, infective endocarditis, prosthetic valves, contrast echocardiography, stress echocardiography, systemic diseases, and operative and perioperative echocardiography. More than 1,200 illustrations complement the text. An accompanying DVD-ROM contains more than 900 moving cine loops with corresponding still images from the book.

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Product Details Hardcover: 876 pages Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 6th edition (December 1, 2004) Language: English ISBN-10: 0781731984 ISBN-13: 978-0781731980 Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.7 x 1.5 inches Shipping Weight: 5.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #42,628 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in these categories: (What's this?) #32 in  Books > Science > Medicine > Diseases > Cardiovascular #38 in  Books > Professional & Technical > Medical > Medicine > Internal Medicine > Cardiology #38 in  Books > Science > Medicine > Internal Medicine > Cardiology

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 11 of 13 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars Great echo book but..., January 21, 2005 By  C. Paul Lee (New York) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    When I was a young man, I read the last edition of this book and I fell in love with Cardiology. Every word in the last edition was memorized, just like a love letter. Now I am an old man, and I was delighted to see a new edition of this book finally published. I spent one weekend digesting every word. While I found the book highly delightful to read, I am finding factual errors in the book, to my disappointment. For example, in chapter 6, page 172, figure 6.51, deceleration time of mitral inflow was drawn incorrectly (it should start from the peak of the E wave, not from the beginning of the E). Then in chapter 16, page 513, the book stated that in dobutamine echo, a hypokinetic area that exhibits "sustained improvement" rather than "bipashic response" should be read as non-viable. But in echo literature (Heart. 2001 Dec;86(6):672-8 and Am J Cardiol. 1999 Jul 15;84(2):130-4), "sustained improvement" is considered viable. The book is great for beginner and intermediate level user. I still love my Feigenbaum, but I found a new love: Catherine Otto's $300 thick book (Principle of Clinical Echocardiography). 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding value, July 17, 2007 By  D. Sholevar - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    Excellent, clinically oriented book. The video DVD alone is worth more than the cost of the text and is fantastic. The text is very clinically relevant and is not as academic or mathmatecial as Otto's books. 5 of 6 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars echocardiography at its finest, July 9, 2005 By  Calinae (North of Denver) - See all my reviews As a student echocardiographer learning the pathology of cardiovascular diseases, I have both this edition and one earlier. This is well worth the upgrade in price. It has 1 second loops of most of the many possible pathologies found in echocardiographic studies. Though I have looked at the clips several times, installation was initially a short-lived problem. This new edition is a complete overhaul as described by Feigenbaum. He admits that he is not the sole author but Armstrong and Ryan are the primarys on this edition. This book's attention to clinical detail makes it a must in my book when considering Echo books. Having a resource to give you a moving example of cardio pathology can only enhance one's understanding.		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars Best Echo book Probably the best echo book on the market. Complete, well written. Recommanded to all professionals. Published 7 months ago by M. Gafencu 5.0 out of 5 stars Technical Textbook Feigenbaum is deservably respected as one of the foremost authors on the subject of echocardiology. While this is a college textbook covering quite technical content, the author... Read more Published 15 months ago by C. Bee 5.0 out of 5 stars superb excellent clinically oriented, very well written and organized text book, supplemented with great clips on DVD. I found it very useful for exam preparation and in clinical practice Published on May 21, 2005 by Dr. Ahmad 5.0 out of 5 stars a towering text on adult echocardiography this is a comprehensive text aimed at the cardiologist. all aspects of echo is covered. initial portion of book is devoted to man and machine. Read more Published on November 2, 2002 by Dr. Manan vasenwala Md, mrcpuk 4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good book on all aspects of Echocardiography If you are looking for a good overall book on all aspects of Echocardiography this is a good book at a fair price. Read more Published on November 3, 1999 Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 876 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 6th edition (December 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781731984
• ISBN-13: 978-0781731980
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.7 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #42,628 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

  Popular in these categories: (What's this?)

  #32 in	Books > Science > Medicine > Diseases > Cardiovascular
  #38 in	Books > Professional & Technical > Medical > Medicine > Internal Medicine > Cardiology
  #38 in	Books > Science > Medicine > Internal Medicine > Cardiology

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great echo book but..., January 21, 2005

By	C. Paul Lee (New York) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

When I was a young man, I read the last edition of this book and I fell in love with Cardiology. Every word in the last edition was memorized, just like a love letter. Now I am an old man, and I was delighted to see a new edition of this book finally published. I spent one weekend digesting every word. While I found the book highly delightful to read, I am finding factual errors in the book, to my disappointment. For example, in chapter 6, page 172, figure 6.51, deceleration time of mitral inflow was drawn incorrectly (it should start from the peak of the E wave, not from the beginning of the E). Then in chapter 16, page 513, the book stated that in dobutamine echo, a hypokinetic area that exhibits "sustained improvement" rather than "bipashic response" should be read as non-viable. But in echo literature (Heart. 2001 Dec;86(6):672-8 and Am J Cardiol. 1999 Jul 15;84(2):130-4), "sustained improvement" is considered viable.

The book is great for beginner and intermediate level user. I still love my Feigenbaum, but I found a new love: Catherine Otto's $300 thick book (Principle of Clinical Echocardiography).

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding value, July 17, 2007

By	D. Sholevar - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Excellent, clinically oriented book. The video DVD alone is worth more than the cost of the text and is fantastic. The text is very clinically relevant and is not as academic or mathmatecial as Otto's books.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars echocardiography at its finest, July 9, 2005

By	Calinae (North of Denver) - See all my reviews

As a student echocardiographer learning the pathology of cardiovascular diseases, I have both this edition and one earlier. This is well worth the upgrade in price. It has 1 second loops of most of the many possible pathologies found in echocardiographic studies. Though I have looked at the clips several times, installation was initially a short-lived problem. This new edition is a complete overhaul as described by Feigenbaum. He admits that he is not the sole author but Armstrong and Ryan are the primarys on this edition. This book's attention to clinical detail makes it a must in my book when considering Echo books. Having a resource to give you a moving example of cardio pathology can only enhance one's understanding.