Intracardiac Echocardiography
6 Intracardiac Echocardiography Thomas Bartel, MD , Silvana Müller, MD , Thomas Konorza, MD , Raimund Erbel, MD Equipment and Handling Procedures Guiding Device Closure of Interatrial Communications Monitoring of…
Handheld Echocardiography
8 Handheld Echocardiography Martin E. Goldman, MD , Lori Croft, MD Background Types of Echocardiographic Instruments Reliability and Accuracy Ultrasound “Stethoscope” Education and Training Guidelines and Requirements Medical Students Medical…
Cardiomyopathies, Hypertensive and Pulmonary Heart Disease
9 Cardiomyopathies, Hypertensive and Pulmonary Heart Disease DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY Basic Principles Echocardiographic Approach Limitations and Technical Considerations Clinical Utility Alternate Approaches HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY Basic Principles Echocardiographic Approach Left Ventricular Asymmetric…
Ventricular Diastolic Filling and Function
7 Ventricular Diastolic Filling and Function BASIC PRINCIPLES Phases of Diastole Parameters of Diastolic Function Ventricular Relaxation Ventricular Compliance Ventricular Diastolic Pressures Ventricular Diastolic Filling (Volume) Curves Atrial Pressures and…
Diseases of the Great Arteries
16 Diseases of the Great Arteries BASIC PRINCIPLES ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC APPROACH Transthoracic Approach Echocardiographic Imaging Doppler Flows Limitations of Transthoracic Imaging of the Aorta Transesophageal Approach Echocardiographic Imaging Doppler Flows AORTIC…
Left and Right Ventricular Systolic Function
6 Left and Right Ventricular Systolic Function BASIC PRINCIPLES Cardiac Cycle Physiology of Systolic Function Ventricular Volumes and Geometry Cardiac Output Response to Exercise IMAGING THE LEFT VENTRICLE Qualitative Evaluation…
Valvular Regurgitation
12 Valvular Regurgitation BASIC PRINCIPLES Etiology of Valvular Regurgitation Fluid Dynamics of Valvular Regurgitation Volume Overload Detection of Valvular Regurgitation Valvular Regurgitation in Normal Individuals APPROACHES TO THE EVALUATION OF…
Coronary Artery Disease
8 Coronary Artery Disease BASIC PRINCIPLES Coronary Artery Anatomy Evaluation of Left Ventricular Wall Motion Transthoracic Imaging Transesophageal Imaging Sequence of Events in Ischemia Evaluation of Global and Regional Ventricular…
Principles of Echocardiographic Image Acquisition and Doppler Analysis
1 Principles of Echocardiographic Image Acquisition and Doppler Analysis ULTRASOUND WAVES ULTRASOUND TISSUE INTERACTION Reflection Scattering Refraction Attenuation TRANSDUCERS Piezoelectric Crystal Types of Transducers Beam Shape and Focusing Resolution ULTRASOUND…
Valvular Stenosis
11 Valvular Stenosis BASIC PRINCIPLES Approach to the Evaluation of Valvular Stenosis Fluid Dynamics of Valvular Stenosis High-Velocity Jet Relationship Between Pressure Gradient and Velocity Distal Flow Disturbance Proximal Flow…
