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…
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…
17 The Adult with Congenital Heart Disease ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC APPROACH Congenital Stenotic Lesions Congenital Regurgitant Lesions Abnormal Intracardiac Communications (Shunts) Abnormal Chamber and Great Vessel Connections CONGENITAL DEFECTS SEEN IN ADULTS…
4 Advanced Echocardiographic Modalities THREE-DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY Image Acquisition Image Display Examination Protocol Quantitation from 3D Images Clinical Utility Limitations MYOCARDIAL MECHANICS Tissue Doppler Strain and Strain Rate Speckle Tracking Strain…
18 Intraoperative and Interventional Echocardiography BASIC PRINCIPLES Indications Preoperative Diagnosis Hemodynamics Surgical Manipulation and Instrumentation Time Constraints ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC APPROACH Views Sequence Reporting and Image Storage LIMITATIONS AND TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS Image…
2 Normal Anatomy and Flow Patterns on Transthoracic Echocardiography BASIC IMAGING PRINCIPLES Tomographic Imaging Nomenclature of Standard Views Image Orientation Examination Technique Technical Quality Echocardiographic Image Interpretation TRANSTHORACIC TOMOGRAPHIC VIEWS…
16 Stress Echocardiography with Nonexercise Techniques Principles, Protocols, Interpretation, and Clinical Applications Thomas H. Marwick, MD, PhD Background Indications Choice and Mechanism of Action of Nonexercise Stressors Basic Principles Pharmacology…
42 The Role of Echocardiography in Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter Warren J. Manning, MD Echocardiographic Assessment of Atrial Anatomy and Function Left Atrial Anatomy Identification of Left Atrial Thrombi Right…
22 Clinical Decision Making in Patients with Infective Endocarditis The Role of Echocardiography Zainab Samad, MD , Andrew Wang, MD Background Basic Principles and Echocardiographic Approach Technical Details, Quantitation and…
17 Echocardiographic Evaluation of Coronary Blood Flow Approaches and Clinical Applications Nozomi Watanabe, MD Coronary Anatomy Doppler Evaluation of Coronary Flow Technical Aspects Detection Assessment of Coronary Flow Profile Clinical…
