Figure 15.1 Transesophageal echo (mid-esophageal view) showing ascending aortic aneurysm (7.28 cm) Acute aortic dissection starts with a tear in the aortic intima following which blood enters the tear separating…
Figure 14.1 Parasternal long (left) and apical four chamber (right) views of a patient with Amyloidosis. Please notice thickened walls of both ventricles, speckled appearance of myocardium (better seen in…
Figure 16.1 Agitated saline contrast (“Bubble”) study in patient with PFO. The left image is done with rest, the right one is done during Valsalva maneuver. Notice the increased shunting…
, where c – speed of sound λ – wavelength, υ – frequency Speed in media is proportional to density and elasticity (which is proportional to temperature). Thus sound travels…
Figure 6.1 Shows types of prosthetic valves. (a) Bovine pericardial stented valves; (b) Mechanical Bileaflet (St Jude Medical Regent, Carbomedics Standard, Medtronic Advantage); (c) Single tilting disk (Bjork Shirley, Medtronic-Hall);…
Perfusion Glucose metabolism Category Preserved Preserved Viable Reduced Preserved Mismatch (viable hibernation) Reduced Reduced Match (non-viable) Preserved Reduced Reverse mismatch (altered regional glucose metabolism) References 1. Shaw LJ, Min JK,…
Figure 8.1 Subcostal view showing heart with significant pericardial thickening (arrow) Pericardial Effusion (Fig. 8.1) Determine: Size (Size criteria differ between publications). Measure in diastole: trivial 1–5 mm, small 5…
Figure 12.1 Apical two chamber view of a patient with inferior and inferobasal scarring (arrows) after myocardial infarction Figure 12.2 Apical four chamber view showing massive apical aneurysm (star) Figure…
DT (ms) E/A E/E′ E′ (cm) IVRT (ms) PVS2 PVD Mitral A vs PulmA Normal 160–240 >1.5 <8 10 – – – I >240 <1 ≤8 (Ia >15) –…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Dmitriy Kireyev and Judy Hung (eds.)Cardiac Imaging in Clinical PracticeIn Clinical Practice10.1007/978-3-319-21458-0_10 10. Estimation of Chamber Pressures Dmitriy Kireyev1 and Judy Hung1 (1) Echocardiography, Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA,…
