Practical Cardiovascular Hemodynamics: With Self-Assessment Problems 1st Edition

Background: PGY-2 Internal Medicine Resident with no prior hemodynamic monitoring experienceOverall:Fantastic introduction to the field.The author will assume you know the following prior to starting the book:- Moderate understanding of EKG’s- Anatomical arrangement of the heart and its vessels- Understanding some of the practical effects of atrial fibrillation (lack of an atrial contraction, etc)Specifics:The book can be picked up without significant prior knowledge of hemodynamic monitoring. I initially tried to read Hemodynamic Rounds, and the authors of that book did not introduce significant pieces of information, such as the normal pressures of the heart chambers, what each wave means on the monitor, and how is each chamber of the heart/vessel represented on the monitor (where do I look to see the left ventricular pressure?).In contrast to that, Dr. Hanna provides a book that appears to be intended for residents/cardiology fellows or zealous pre-cardiology interns who are looking for an introduction to the field that maintains enough depth to be practical. Its first section goes over the relevant physiology and pathophysiology and the mechanical/hemodynamic representation. The second section is a series of practice problems with excellent explanations which reviews all of the prior concepts and helps to solidify them in the reader’s mind. The reader will learn to appreciate the relevant waveforms and their relevant representations, the normal values for the cardiac chambers and vessels, and eventually the changes to these normal values during pathologic states. As others have mentioned, it is concise, but this also makes it a bit dense initially when the reader encounters the basic four waveforms and attempts to memorize the normal pressures. Once you get over that initial learning curve, the rest of the first section goes a bit faster.Overall, I’m very happy I purchased this book, and I feel that it has prepared me very well for time spent in the cardiac ICU.

Very good book for students and residents of cardiology who want to learn from basic to adavence hemodynamics! Im strongly recommending it to everyone ! Its like a bible for hemodynamics!!

I am a cardiologist in my 50s. I have long been interested in hemodynamics and have an extensive home file system and library of Cardiovascular related books and journal articles. I thought I understood hemodynamics and tracings very well. However this book is a treasure trove of info that simply cannot be found in other publications. It has been a very worthwhile purchase. Highly recommended. This is best suited for cardiology fellows and beyond in my opinion. This info is simply not to be found elsewhere. It is as if a grey haired attending is pointing out minutiae to you that you had not realized was buried in the tracings. Well written and easy to digest. It is best to have a good understanding of hemodynamics and waveforms before reading this though. The correlation with ECHO and diastolic issues is also very good. (This book should be required reading for all cardiology fellows - invasive or noninvasive)

As a second-year cardiology fellow, I used to get very confused with hemodynamics during my cath and CCU rotations. This book is a gem, it is clear and logically written, has great explanations of waves and great illustrations. The constrictive pericarditis, valvular disease, and FFR chapters are impressive with echocardiographic and physiologic correlations. I actually liked everything I read, like the nice differentiation between the pressure tracings of various chambers. Some of it requires multiple reads but it is worth it. I realized that I had missed a great deal of the basic understanding of pressure tracing configuration, wedge pressure, shunts.There are also over 50 cases in a test-answer format probably covering and reviewing most hemodynamic topics. It is like 2 books in 1.

AMAZING BOOK!!!!!! WOW!!! everything you need to know about hemodynamics.This book explains the concepts with graphing, images. It also summarizes the key points.I wish I have read that book sooner.I could not believe it that in 1 book I found all the information I needed for the cardiology boards and my daily practice.Thank you o ugh Dr. Hanna for taking the time to write this book. Much Thanks!!!!

I like the way that this book is laid out. Rather than long drawn out droning chapters it is split into shorter more specific sections. The graphics are plenty big. The case examples and guided questions are useful in reinforcing the knowledge. A good resource for any new CVT or CVT student.

Purchased this book for my husband, the director of the Invasive Cardiovascular Technologist Program at a small college. He has been very pleased with the book, calling it a long-overdue addition to the field. It's very helpful in training technologists and others working in Cardiac Cath Labs to recognize hemodynamic waveforms and do calculations. It offers a lot of practice questions in addition to explanations.

I have been using this book for the last year and I have recommended it to my cofellows. It is an amazing book that is remarkably well illustrated. The material is difficult but I love the style and the explanations are clear. This book allowed me to understand a lot of mechanisms in cardiology (valve, heart failure, constrictive pericarditis,…), not just hemodynamics. It is one of the best books I read in my cardiology fellowship.