Cardiovascular Hemodynamics for the Clinician

List of contributors, viii
 
Part I: Basics of hemodynamics
 
1 Introduction to basic hemodynamic principles, 3
James E. Faber and George A. Stouffer
 
2 The nuts and bolts of right heart catheterization and PA catheter placement, 17
Vickie Strang and George A. Stouffer
 
3 Normal hemodynamics, 37
Alison Keenon, Eron D. Crouch, James E. Faber and George A. Stouffer
 
4 Arterial pressure, 56
George A. Stouffer
 
5 The atrial waveform, 69
David P. McLaughlin and George A. Stouffer
 
6 Cardiac output, 82
Frederick M. Costello and George A. Stouffer
 
7 Detection, localization, and quantification of intracardiac shunts, 91
Frederick M. Costello and George A. Stouffer
 
Part II: Valvular heart disease
 
8 Aortic stenosis, 103
David P. McLaughlin and George A. Stouffer
 
9 Hemodynamics of transcatheter and surgical aortic valve replacement, 119
John P. Vavalle, Michael Yeung, Thomas G. Caranasos and Cassandra J. Ramm
 
10 Mitral stenosis, 129
Robert V. Kelly, Chadwick Huggins and George A. Stouffer
 
11 Aortic regurgitation, 143
George A. Stouffer
 
12 Mitral regurgitation, 154
Robert V. Kelly, Mauricio G. Cohen and George A. Stouffer
 
13 The tricuspid valve, 163
David A. Tate and George A. Stouffer
 
14 Hemodynamic findings in pulmonic valve disease, 171
Cynthia Zhou, Anand Shah and George A. Stouffer
 
Part III: Cardiomyopathies
 
15 Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, 185
Jayadeep S. Varanasi and George A. Stouffer
 
16 Heart failure, 200
Geoffrey T. Jao, Steven Filby and Patricia P. Chang
 
17 Restrictive cardiomyopathy, 212
David P. McLaughlin and George A. Stouffer
 
Part IV: Pericardial disease
 
18 Constrictive pericarditis, 221
David P. McLaughlin and George A. Stouffer
 
19 Cardiac tamponade, 234
Siva B. Mohan and George A. Stouffer
 
20 Effusive-constrictive pericarditis, 248
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George A. Stouffer, MD, FACC, FAHA is Chief of Cardiology and the Henry A. Foscue Distinguished Professor of Medicine at the University of North Carolina. He served as Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories and Director of Interventional Cardiology for 14 years before assuming his current role. He has published three textbooks and more than 120 articles including several dealing with the hemodynamics of heart disease.