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Left Atrium Measurements

Video Atrium Measurements Cardiovascular Sonographer    Pierluigi Incarnato,  TFCPC Cardiovascular and Abdominal Techinician Sonographer, Cardiac Physiologist at San Michele Nursing Home (Italy)    

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Global Longitudinal Strain - Part I and Part II

Global Longitudinal Strain! This video is all about the uses and importance of GLS. Bibliography: - The Value of Strain - Ultromics - The EACVI Echo Handbook   PART I..

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Right Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain as a Predictor of Acute and Early Right Heart Failure Post Left Ventricular Assist Device…

Abstract Early right heart failure (RHF) occurs in up to 40% of patients following left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The most recent..

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Echocardiography in Weaning Right Ventricular Mechanical Circulatory Support: Are We Measuring the Right Stuff?

Abstract Although acute right ventricular (RV) failure is uncommon, it is associated with a poor prognosis and high mortality. A range of devices now exist to provide temporary mechanical circulatory..

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Acute ascending aorta dissection (echo images)

Acute ascending aorta dissection undergone ascending aorta replacement and hemiarch arterial cannulation via innominate artery and venous from RA both proximal and distal anastomoses were reinforced by teflon felts and..

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Auricula derecha - Right Atrium

En este video hablaremos de como evaluar la auricula derecha por ecocardiografia.   All about the right atrial assessment in this video.       The echo lady; Lorena De..

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Off pump CABG in patient with severe MR ( RT images, Echo images)

Usage of Zeraatian and Darius Suraki Azad Technique off pump in patient with severe MR without any change neither mitral valve repair or replacement just with adequate revascularisation and reslut..

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Papillary Fibroelastoma

Papillary fibroelastoma are generally small (mean 8 mm; up to 40 mm), usually single (>90%), typically attached to valve surfaces, and may be pedunculated and mobile. A study from the Cleveland..

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Apical thrombus

Always check the apex, even if you don't see any regional wall motion abnormalities! This was an LV apical thrombus resolved after anticoagulation. LV thrombus can occur within 24 h after..

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Recommended Standards for the Performance of Transesophageal Echocardiographic Screening for Structural Heart Intervention: From the American Society of Echocardiography

In the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) guidelines for performing a comprehensive transesophageal echocardiographic (TEE) examination, a standard 28-view imaging protocol as well as specific structural imaging assessments were introduced.  ..

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Tiempo de Aceleracion Pulmonar (TAP) - Pulmonary Velocity Acceleration Time (PVAT)

En este video (siguiendo con la serie de hipertension pulmonar) voy a hablar del tiempo de aceleracion pulmonar (TAP). Un valor muy importante y que nos ayuda cuando no tenemos..

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Aortic Stenosis: Breaking Down the Continuity Equation

[gallery ids="22031"] States that the volume of blood that passes through the mitral valve should be equal to the volume that passes through the aortic valve. SV = systolic range;..

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Atrial fibrillation (A-fib or AF)

[gallery ids="21902"] The echo lady, Lorena De Vanna, is a cardiac and respiratory physiologist graduated from the Central University of Venezuela. She currently holds British Society of Echocardiography accreditation and..

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PASP (pulmonary artery systolic pressure)

I will show you how to estimated the pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) with echocardiography. Pulmonary hypertension video link here:   En este video les dire como estimar la presion..

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SVR surgical ventricular restoration and CABG MR completely reduced

Patient with very very low LVEF and severe MR in TEE and TTE as you can see just with SVR surgical ventricular restoration and CABG MR completely reduced as you..

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Echocardiography in the intensive care unit: An essential tool for diagnosis, monitoring and guiding clinical decision-making

In the last years, new trends on patient diagnosis for admission in cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) have been observed, shifting from acute myocardial infarction or acute heart failure to..

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Measuring LV diameters (Live!)

  The echo lady; Lorena De Vanna, is a cardiac and respiratory physiologist graduated from the Central University of Venezuela. She currently holds British Society of Echocardiography accreditation and works..

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Aortic Measurements (Live!)

  The echo lady; Lorena De Vanna, is a cardiac and respiratory physiologist graduated from the Central University of Venezuela. She currently holds British Society of Echocardiography accreditation and works..

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Inferior Vena Cava - Vena Cava inferior

In this video I will show you everything you need to know about the inferior vena cava (IVC).   En este video les dire todo acerca de la vena cava..

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Aortic root abscess

An aortic root abscess is a serious complication of infective endocarditis and most commonly seen in patients who have had aortic root repair and/or aortic valve replacement. Aortic root abscess..

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Pectus excavatum

Pectus excavatum is a condition in which a person's breastbone is sunken into his or her chest. In severe cases, pectus excavatum can look as if the center of the..

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Stemi Subacuto

Apical akinesia in a patient undergoing primary PCI of residual IVA, with critical stenosis of CX and CTO of the right coronary.  Pierluigi Incarnato,  TFCPC Cardiovascular and Abdominal Techinician Sonographer,..

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Severe mitral Stenosis insufficiency of the rheumatic type

Severe mitral Stenosis insufficiency of the rheumatic type; doming of the flaps with hypomobility of the LMP. It can be seen Tunnel of the mitral inflow with minimal anatomical opening..

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Hipertension Pulmonar - Pulmonary Hypertension

En este video hablaremos acerca de la hipertension pulmonar en ecocardiografia.   In this video I am going to talk to you about pulmonary hypertension and echocardiography.   The echo..

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McConnell's sign

Background: McConnell's sign (right ventricular free wall [RV] hypokinesia with apical sparing on echocardiography) is often described as very specific for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE). In the video..

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Indice de flujo - Flow rate

En este video te hablare del indice de flujo, utilizado en la evaluacion de la estenosis aortica.   In this video I will show you everything about the use of..

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Amyloidosis

Amyloidosis is caused by an accumulation of abnormal protein, called amyloid deposits. If these build up in your body they can cause problems, depending on where in your body they..

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Anatomy of Mitral Valve Complex as Revealed by Non-Invasive Imaging: Pathological, Surgical and Interventional Implications

Abstract Knowledge of mitral valve (MV) anatomy has been accrued from anatomic specimens derived by cadavers, or from direct inspection during open heart surgery. However, today two-dimensional and three-dimensional transthoracic..

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Tricuspid valve

Learning points: The tricuspid valve is the largest of the heart valves . Its anatomical structure is complex and constituted of the 3 leaflets, the annulus, the chordae, the papillary..

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Aortic dissection type A

AORTIC DISSECTION TYPE A‼️ All the didactics are on this fantastic video case and one of my previous post showing another type A dissection clinical case. From  (twitter)   Alex :..

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