Tricuspid Valvular Disease Babar Fiza Natalie Ferrero Amit Prabhakar Craig S. Jabaley 1. Which of the following best describes the three leaflets of the tricuspid valve? A. Coronary, noncoronary, right…

Endocarditis and Other Pathologic and Normal Anatomic Variants Lev Deriy Brian Starr Carlos E. Vazquez Pamela Y.F. Hsu Eli L. Torgeson Neal S. Gerstein 1. Using the transthoracic echocardiography (TTE)…

Left Ventricular Systolic Function Vikram Fielding-Singh Emily Methangkool 1. Identify the phase of the cardiac cycle labeled 3 in Figure 22.1. Figure 22.1 A. Isovolumic contraction B. Systolic ejection C….

Pericardial Disease David Luu Shawn Jia Mohammad R. Rasouli Duncan J. McLean Tara Ann Lenk Yuriy S. Bronshteyn 1. A 63-year-old female presents to the cardiothoracic intensive care unit (ICU)…

Mechanical and Bioprosthetic Valves Daniel S. Cormican Stephen M. McHugh Timothy P. Goldhardt 1. A 49-year-old woman with a history of hepatitis C virus, asthma, and intravenous (IV) drug abuse…

Quantification Calculations Martin Ingi Sigurdsson Nathan H. Waldron 1. A patient’s left ventricular end systolic volume is 30 mL and end diastolic volume is 72 mL. What is the patient’s…

Pulmonary Valve Diseases Rachel C. Frank Dusan Hanidziar 1. A 38-year-old man with a history of intravenous drug use is admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with septic shock….

Hemodynamic Calculations Martin Ingi Sigurdsson Nathan H. Waldron 1. An echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular (LV) output revealed HR 100/min, BP 130/76 mm Hg, and LV outflow tract velocity time…

Types of Artifacts Philippe B. Bertrand Samuel Bernard David M. Dudzinski 1. Which of the following assumptions about ultrasound wave propagation is made when processing the returning ultrasound waves? A….

Right Ventricular Function and Pulmonary Hypertension Etienne J. Couture Charles Lessard Brassard Andre Y. Denault 1. What is the particular finding related to the flattening of interventricular septum (IVS) during…