Valvular Quantification

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Figure 4.1 illustrates the principle of Bernoulli Equation which relates pressure drop that occurs with changing fluid speeds across a narrowing in tube The modified Bernoulli equation is derived from…

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Basic Congenital Heart Disease for Adults

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Figure 11.1 Apical 4 chamber view of patient with an atrioventricular canal defect showing ostium primum atrial septal defect (thick arrow) and corresponding inlet ventricular septal defect (VSD-thin arrow), Please…

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Valvular Pathology

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Figure 5.1 Calcified tricuspid aortic valve stenosis seen in long axis (left) and short axis (right); note significant leaflet calcification restriction of motion (arrows). LA left atrium, LV left ventricle,…

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Cardiac Computed Tomography

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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…

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Cardiac Masses

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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…

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Cardiomyopathy

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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…

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Views and Structures

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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…

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Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR) Imaging

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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…

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Chamber Dimensions

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  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…

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Nuclear Cardiology Imaging

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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…

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