Multimodality Imaging and Structural Heart Interventions SECTION 1 ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE Recent advances in technology have led to the development of new devices and procedures that have greatly…
Congenital Heart Disease SECTION 1 ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY AND CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE Progress has been made in the diagnosis of congenital heart diseases. In the past, careful physical examination along with the…
Neoplasms and the Heart SECTION 1 CLASSIFICATION OF NEOPLASMS OF THE HEART FIGURE 9.1 Patterns of involvement of the heart and pericardium by primary and secondary tumors. (Adapted from Buja…
The Pericardium SECTION 1 THE PERICARDIUM The pericardium is a fibroelastic sac that contains the heart and the proximal segments of the aorta and pulmonary artery and a portion of…
The Right Ventricle SECTION 1 ANATOMY OF THE RIGHT VENTRICLE The right ventricle is located anterior to and wraps around the left ventricle. The entrance to the right ventricle is…
The Aortic Valve, Ascending Aorta, Aortic Arch, Descending Thoracic and Abdominal Aortas SECTION 1 THE AORTIC VALVE REGION The aortic valve region includes the subvalvular area or the left ventricular…
The Tricuspid Valve SECTION 1 THE TRICUSPID VALVE AT THE BEDSIDE AND THE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY AND CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LABS Of the four valves, the tricuspid valve may produce the most visible…
The Mitral Valve Apparatus SECTION 1 CLASSIFICATION OF MITRAL VALVE DISORDERS The mitral valve apparatus has several amazing functions. The leaflets act as a one-way door in diastole allowing blood…
The Right Atrium SECTION 1 ANATOMY OF THE RIGHT ATRIUM FIGURE 5.1 3D image of the right atrium processed from a computerized tomographic image. FIGURE 5.2 Stick diagram of the…
The Left Ventricle SECTION 1 ANATOMY OF THE LEFT VENTRICLE1 The normal left ventricle has been described by various geometric shapes with the most common being an ellipsoid. An elongated…
