Reaction Severity Symptoms Recommendation Mild Limited urticaria, itchy throat, nasal congestion, sneezing, conjunctivitis Premedication not required Moderate Diffuse urticarial/erythema, facial edema or throat tightness without dyspnea Premedication, consider alternate test…
Figure 9.1 Parasternal long axis (left) and apical four chamber (right) views showing epithelial lung tumor extension (arrows) in the left atrium. CT reconstruction showed direct extension of the tumor…
Figure 13.1 Right ventricular inflow view of a patient with Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia. Note the right ventricular aneurysms (arrows). CS coronary sinus Caused by progressive fibro-fatty replacement (dysplasia) of…
Figure 2.1 Image of the heart showing the right parsternal, parasternal, apical and subcostal windows as they relate to the cardiac structures Transducer positions and related echocardiographic images for parasternal…
Advantages Disadvantages Non invasive Contraindicated in patients with certain brain aneurysm clips, ferromagnetic shrapnel in eyes, pacemakers and ICDs No ionizing radiation (useful for serial follow up studies especially in…
Normal Mildly enlarged Moderately enlarged Severely enlarged LVEDD (cm) 4.2–5.8 5.9–6.3 6.4–6.8 >6.8 LVEDD/BSA(cm/m2) 2.2–3.0 3.1–3.3 3.4–3.6 >3.6 LVESD (cm) 2.5–4.0 4.1–4.3 4.4–4.5 >4.5 LVESD/BSA (cm/m2) 1.3–2.1 2.2–2.3 2.4–2.5…
Figure 17.1 Most common protocols for stress tests and viability evaluation [1] The stress test images consist of (Figs. 17.2, 17.3, 17.4, and 17.5): Figure 17.2 Raw images showing the…
Figure 14.1 Parasternal long (left) and apical four chamber (right) views of a patient with Amyloidosis. Please notice thickened walls of both ventricles, speckled appearance of myocardium (better seen in…
Figure 15.1 Transesophageal echo (mid-esophageal view) showing ascending aortic aneurysm (7.28 cm) Acute aortic dissection starts with a tear in the aortic intima following which blood enters the tear separating…
Figure 16.1 Agitated saline contrast (“Bubble”) study in patient with PFO. The left image is done with rest, the right one is done during Valsalva maneuver. Notice the increased shunting…
