Prosthetic Valves
Prosthetic Valves Linda D. Gillam Konstantinos P. Koulogiannis Leo Marcoff 1. A diagnosis of patient prosthesis mismatch is made in a 32-year-old woman with prior aortic valve replacement for a…
Pulmonic and Tricuspid Valvular Disease
Pulmonic and Tricuspid Valvular Disease Roger Byrne Brian P. Griffin 1. In which of the following clinical scenarios is transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) usually indicated in addition to transthoracic echocardiography (TTE)…
Mitral Valvular Disease
Mitral Valvular Disease Sorin V. Pislaru Maurice Enriquez-Sarano 1. Which of the following echocardiographic findings are important in predicting the outcome of mitral balloon valvuloplasty? A. Presence of significant valvular…
Aortic Valve Disease
Aortic Valve Disease Marie-Annick Clavel Sorin V. Pislaru Maurice Enriquez-Sarano Philippe Pibarot 1. A 72-year-old man is referred for a cardiology evaluation after his primary care physician noted the presence…
Dyssynchrony Evaluation/AV Optimization
Dyssynchrony Evaluation/AV Optimization Victoria Delgado Jeroen J. Bax 1. Which of the following statements about the echocardiographic assessment of cardiac dyssynchrony in patients with heart failure is correct? A. Atrioventricular…
Diastology
Diastology Patrick Collier Andrew O. Zurick III David Verhaert Allan L. Klein 1. The best two-dimensional (2D) and Doppler echocardiographic finding to differentiate restrictive cardiomyopathy from constrictive pericarditis would be…
Stress Echocardiography: Ischemic and Nonischemic
Stress Echocardiography: Ischemic and Nonischemic Edgar Argulian Farooq A. Chaudhry 1. A 77-year-old man with multiple cardiovascular risk factors complains of burning chest pain on exertion that is relieved by…
Systolic Function Assessment
Systolic Function Assessment Thomas H. Marwick 1. The change in left ventricular (LV) function attributable to cell therapy is sought in a postinfarct patient. Which of the following echocardiographic measures…
Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Imaging
Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Imaging Thomas R. Porter Joan J. Olson Feng Xie 1. The current Food and Drug Administration (FDA) indication for ultrasound contrast is: A. Myocardial perfusion. B. Doppler enhancement….
Doppler and Hemodynamics
Doppler and Hemodynamics Muhamed Saric Itzhak Kronzon 1. A 32-year-old woman is referred for evaluation of rheumatic mitral valve stenosis. No mitral regurgitation was noted. The following values were obtained…
