Improving Quality in Echocardiography Laboratories

Jun 15, 2018 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Improving Quality in Echocardiography Laboratories

Echocardiographers and cardiac sonographers can certainly agree that evaluating and improving the quality of echocardiography laboratories is a topic of high interest and importance. As professionals, we always strive to…

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NBE, ICAEL, and ASE

Jun 15, 2018 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on NBE, ICAEL, and ASE

Sanjiv Kaul, MD, FASE From the types of questions I am frequently asked, it is apparent that there is some confusion among our members and others involved in the practice…

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Acute Occlusion of a Bileaflet Mechanical Mitral Valve Prosthesis Resulting from External Cardiac Compression

Jun 15, 2018 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Acute Occlusion of a Bileaflet Mechanical Mitral Valve Prosthesis Resulting from External Cardiac Compression

A 45-year-old woman with a history of rheumatic mitral disease underwent valve replacement. After surgery, the patient became hemodynamically unstable. A transesophageal echocardiogram showed an underfilled left ventricle with a…

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Continuing Education and Meeting Calendar

Jun 15, 2018 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Continuing Education and Meeting Calendar

The American Society of Echocardiography is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. ASE recognizes courses as supplements to formal training…

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The Newly Licensed Sonographer

Jun 15, 2018 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on The Newly Licensed Sonographer

The Oregon Licensure bill defines a diagnostic medical sonographer (be it cardiac, abdominal, OB-GYN, etc.) as “an individual who operates ultrasound equipment for medical imaging purposes.” To obtain a license,…

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Ventricular Prosthesis Embolization during Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation: The Role of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Diagnosis and Management

Jun 15, 2018 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Ventricular Prosthesis Embolization during Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation: The Role of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Diagnosis and Management

The authors present the case of an 81-year-old patient with severe aortic stenosis who experienced left ventricular embolization of an aortic bioprosthesis during transapical aortic valve implantation. The authors discuss…

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