Cardiomyopathies, Hypertensive and Pulmonary Heart Disease

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9 Cardiomyopathies, Hypertensive and Pulmonary Heart Disease DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY Basic Principles Echocardiographic Approach Limitations and Technical Considerations Clinical Utility Alternate Approaches HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY Basic Principles Echocardiographic Approach Left Ventricular Asymmetric…

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Left and Right Ventricular Systolic Function

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6 Left and Right Ventricular Systolic Function BASIC PRINCIPLES Cardiac Cycle Physiology of Systolic Function Ventricular Volumes and Geometry Cardiac Output Response to Exercise IMAGING THE LEFT VENTRICLE Qualitative Evaluation…

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Valvular Regurgitation

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12 Valvular Regurgitation BASIC PRINCIPLES Etiology of Valvular Regurgitation Fluid Dynamics of Valvular Regurgitation Volume Overload Detection of Valvular Regurgitation Valvular Regurgitation in Normal Individuals APPROACHES TO THE EVALUATION OF…

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Principles of Echocardiographic Image Acquisition and Doppler Analysis

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1 Principles of Echocardiographic Image Acquisition and Doppler Analysis ULTRASOUND WAVES ULTRASOUND TISSUE INTERACTION Reflection Scattering Refraction Attenuation TRANSDUCERS Piezoelectric Crystal Types of Transducers Beam Shape and Focusing Resolution ULTRASOUND…

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Ventricular Diastolic Filling and Function

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7 Ventricular Diastolic Filling and Function BASIC PRINCIPLES Phases of Diastole Parameters of Diastolic Function Ventricular Relaxation Ventricular Compliance Ventricular Diastolic Pressures Ventricular Diastolic Filling (Volume) Curves Atrial Pressures and…

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Diseases of the Great Arteries

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16 Diseases of the Great Arteries BASIC PRINCIPLES ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC APPROACH Transthoracic Approach Echocardiographic Imaging Doppler Flows Limitations of Transthoracic Imaging of the Aorta Transesophageal Approach Echocardiographic Imaging Doppler Flows AORTIC…

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Coronary Artery Disease

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8 Coronary Artery Disease BASIC PRINCIPLES Coronary Artery Anatomy Evaluation of Left Ventricular Wall Motion Transthoracic Imaging Transesophageal Imaging Sequence of Events in Ischemia Evaluation of Global and Regional Ventricular…

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Valvular Stenosis

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11 Valvular Stenosis BASIC PRINCIPLES Approach to the Evaluation of Valvular Stenosis Fluid Dynamics of Valvular Stenosis High-Velocity Jet Relationship Between Pressure Gradient and Velocity Distal Flow Disturbance Proximal Flow…

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The Adult with Congenital Heart Disease

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17 The Adult with Congenital Heart Disease ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC APPROACH Congenital Stenotic Lesions Congenital Regurgitant Lesions Abnormal Intracardiac Communications (Shunts) Abnormal Chamber and Great Vessel Connections CONGENITAL DEFECTS SEEN IN ADULTS…

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Advanced Echocardiographic Modalities

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4 Advanced Echocardiographic Modalities THREE-DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY Image Acquisition Image Display Examination Protocol Quantitation from 3D Images Clinical Utility Limitations MYOCARDIAL MECHANICS Tissue Doppler Strain and Strain Rate Speckle Tracking Strain…

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