Tumors, Masses, and Source of Emboli
Tumors, Masses, and Source of Emboli Shepard D. Weiner Shunichi Homma 1. A structure found in the left atrium that can be misinterpreted as a pathologic mass is: A. Eustachian…
Right Ventricular Disease and Pulmonary Hypertension
Right Ventricular Disease and Pulmonary Hypertension Dimitrios Maragiannis Sherif F. Nagueh 1. Which of the following is true about hepatic vein Doppler pattern in patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation? A….
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Fibrillation David I. Silverman Susie N. Hong-Zohlman Warren J. Manning 1. What is the estimated prevalence of left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombus in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF)? A. 0%-10%….
Aortic Diseases
Aortic Diseases Gian M. Novaro Craig R. Asher 1. Which of the following statements is correct regarding measurement of the ascending aorta by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in adults? A. The…
Pericardial Diseases
Pericardial Diseases Alaa Mabrouk Omar Partho P. Sengupta 1. According to the 2003 task force of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association (AHA), and the American…
Systemic Disease
Systemic Disease Imran Shafi Syed Charles James Bruce Heidi M. Connolly 1. A 56-year-old homeless man with a body mass index of 17 kg/m2 and recently diagnosed cardiomyopathy undergoes echocardiography….
Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Transplantation
Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Transplantation Jessica Lambert Brown Ambar Afshar Andrade Raymond F. Stainback 1. Which of the following are considered important aspects of the preoperative transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE)…
Cardiomyopathies
Cardiomyopathies Jorge Betancor Craig R. Asher 1. Which statement regarding idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy is correct? A. Segmental wall motion abnormalities are uncommon. B. Right atrial (RA) and right ventricular (RV)…
Interventional Echocardiography
Interventional Echocardiography Rebecca T. Hahn 1. Which of the following are predictors of significant paravalvular regurgitation following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)? A. Implantation depth. B. Valve undersizing. C. Agatston…
Endocarditis
Endocarditis Ying Tung Sia Guillaume Marquis Gravel Kwan Leung Chan 1. Echocardiography plays a central role in evaluating patients with a clinical suspicion of infective endocarditis (IE). In patients with…
