Left Atrial and Right Atrial Size, Function, and Pathology Bryan Simmons 1. A 67-year-old gentleman presents to the hospital with chest pain and is ultimately diagnosed with a non-ST-elevation myocardial…
Myocardial Ischemia, Infarction, and Wall Motion Abnormalities Lev Deriy Brian Starr Carlos E. Vazquez Pamela Y.F. Hsu Eli L. Torgeson Neal S. Gerstein 1. A 79-year-old patient with a known…
Mechanical Circulatory Support William P. Mulvoy III 1. Which of the following echocardiography findings is not considered a contraindication prior to left ventricular assist device (LVAD) placement? A. Bioprosthetic aortic…
Intracardiac Shunts Matthew D. Read 1. You are performing an echocardiogram on a 31-year-old woman who had a syncopal episode while playing basketball. She reports several instances of having to…
Transthoracic Echocardiogram Versus Transesophageal Echocardiogram Ellyn Gray Lovkesh Arora 1. Which among the following is the most common complication following a transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE)? A. Dysphagia B. Tracheal intubation by…
Intracardiac Masses, Abnormal Structures, Normal Anatomic Variants, and Artifacts Bhavik P. Patel Alejandro Pino 1. In a patient with normal left ventricular function, a mass is seen on the left…
Diastology Archit Sharma Sung Kim 1. The mitral inflow pattern in Figure 35.1 is consistent with: Figure 35.1 A. Abnormal left ventricular (LV) relaxation with elevated left atrial (LA) pressure…
Aortic and Other Great Vessel Diseases Christina Anne Jelly Megan Henley Hicks 1. Using transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), which view(s) are best for examination of the ascending aorta and aortic arch?…
Ischemic/Nonischemic Cardiomyopathies and Congenital Heart Disease Christina Anne Jelly Ali H. Bedair 1. Which of the following are most likely indicated by the arrow shown in Figure 33.1? Figure 33.1…
