Echocardiography for beginners. Ostrogorskaya V., Arakelians A., Safarova A.

The Smart series is a new generation of publications for practitioners. Each nosology or method includes a description of the pathogenesis, nosological profile, treatment protocols and references to the Coram reviews.

This book is addressed to doctors mastering the basics of echocardiography from scratch. The course is based on an effective methodology of problem-oriented learning, which helps students from the first steps to solve specific diagnostic problems. The publication contains a brief description of ultrasound features of the most common in the medical practice of heart diseases and large vessels, photographs, illustrations, tables and schemes, which contributes to better absorption of the material. Practical instructions are also given to learn how to visualize the structure of the heart.

The publication is intended for doctors of functional and ultrasound diagnostics, cardiologists, general practitioners, and can also be used as a training manual for students of medical universities.

2nd edition, processed and supplemented.