Assessment of the Mitral Valve
Assessment of the Mitral Valve Colleen Gorman Koch The mitral valve is aptly named because of its resemblance to a “mitre,” a type of folding cap consisting of two similar…
Assessment of the Thoracic Aorta
Assessment of the Thoracic Aorta Steven Konstadt This chapter will cover three main topics. First, it will describe the echocardiographic approach to the examination of the aorta. The anatomic proximity…
Assessment of Global Ventricular Function
Assessment of Global Ventricular Function Nhung T. Lam Solomon Aronson Left ventricular systolic function is a powerful predictor of clinical outcome for a wide range of cardiovascular diseases including ischemic…
Diastolic Dysfunction in the Perioperative Setting
Diastolic Dysfunction in the Perioperative Setting Gardar Sigurdsson Aleksandr Rovner James D. Thomas Congestive heart failure is one of the most common diagnoses made in patients admitted to the hospital…
Assessment of Regional Ventricular Function
Assessment of Regional Ventricular Function Lori B. Heller Solomon Aronson Assessment of global and regional ventricular function has become the cornerstone for evaluating patients with ischemic heart disease. The dynamic…
Assessment of Right Ventricular Function
Assessment of Right Ventricular Function Gautam Sreeram Rebecca A. Schroeder Jonathan B. Mark In the past, greater emphasis was placed on descriptive indices of left ventricular function than right ventricular…
Outcomes in Echocardiography: Statistical Considerations
Outcomes in Echocardiography: Statistical Considerations Colleen Gorman Koch To guess is cheap. To guess wrong is expensive. Old Chinese Proverb OUTCOMES RESEARCH Outcomes research has achieved considerable stature over the…
Optimizing Two-Dimensional Echocardiographic Imaging
Optimizing Two-Dimensional Echocardiographic Imaging Stanton K. Shernan The operator of an echocardiographic console is not only responsible for accurately interpreting the information displayed on the ultrasound monitor, but like an…
Surgical Anatomy of the Heart: Correlation with Echocardiographic-Imaging Planes
Surgical Anatomy of the Heart: Correlation with Echocardiographic-Imaging Planes Bruce Bollen Carlos Duran Robert M. Savage A familiarity with cardiovascular anatomy is fundamental to understanding the standard imaging planes commonly…
Organization of an Intraoperative Echocardiographic Service: Personnel, Equipment, Maintenance, Safety, Infection, and Continuous Quality Improvement
Organization of an Intraoperative Echocardiographic Service: Personnel, Equipment, Maintenance, Safety, Infection, and Continuous Quality Improvement Glenn S. Murphy Joseph P. Mathew Since the mid-1980s, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has been used…
