Introduction Arturo A. Evangelista, MD Aortic diseases are a major cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Aortic aneurysm, aortic dissection, intramural hematoma, penetrating aortic ulcer, and blunt chest or iatrogenic aortic…
Introduction Mary Etta King, MD Congenital heart disease has traditionally been the purview of pediatricians and pediatric cardiologists. However, the population of adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) is increasing rapidly…
Introduction to Echocardiographic Assessment of Cardiac Tumors and Masses Teerapat Yingchoncharoen, MD Allan L. Klein, MD Cardiac tumors, both benign and malignant, are rare, and the diagnosis is usually challenging. Early recognition…
Right Ventricular Anatomy Judy R. Mangion, MD Scott D. Solomon, MD Historically, the echocardiographic assessment of diseases affecting the right ventricle (RV) has lagged behind that of the left ventricle, despite knowledge…
Appropriate Use Criteria R. Parker Ward, MD What are appropriate use criteria? For the explanation of appropriate use criteria (AUC), please see Chapter 65 . What led to the development of…
Echocardiography in Emergency Clinical Presentation J. Todd Belcik, RCS, RDCS Jonathan R. Lindner, MD Comprehensive two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography, contrast echocardiography, and brief handheld echocardiographic imaging are all playing an increasing role…
Prosthetic Valves: Introduction William A. Zoghbi, MD, MACC Valvular disease remains prevalent around the world. Despite advancement in valve repair techniques, valve replacement is still common in the adult patient. Although…
Introduction and Echocardiographic Features of Infective Endocarditis Moses Mathur, MD, MSc Susan Wiegers, MD Infective endocarditis (IE) is a microbial infection of the endocardium or associated implanted intracardiac materials. Chamber walls, conduits,…
Physiology of Diastole Sherif F. Nagueh, MD Left ventricular (LV) diastole begins with the closure of the aortic valve (AV), which ushers the drop in LV pressure. The time interval between…
Mitral Stenosis: Introduction Itzhak Kronzon, MD Roberto M. Lang, MD Muhamed Saric, MD, PhD The earliest description of mitral valve stenosis came from French and British anatomists who reported postmortem findings around the…
