Transthoracic echocardiography utilizes both visual (qualitative) and quantitative tools to evaluate cardiac structure and function Traditional techniques, such as two-dimensional and Doppler imaging, ...

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2012;10(12):1497-1516. 2D imaging and Doppler interrogation of the arch and intracardiac structures are carried out from different views with 'sweeps' (e.g., moving the ...

The influence of echocardiography on the number of cardiac catheterizations(CC) performed prior to cardiac surgery was assessed in a retrospective analysis comparing two 12 month periods(Jan.-Dec.

Mr PC is a 58-year-old patient and has been regularly monitored for 2 years for severe asymptomatic AS. The patient also has hypertension, that is well-controlled by bisosprolol 2.5 mg. The patient ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

What is Doppler Ultrasound Scan? Ultrasound is a high-frequency sound that you cannot hear but it travels through fluid and soft tissues. However, it bounces back, or echoes, when it hits a more solid ...

Patients visiting the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)-run Lokmanya Tilak General Hospital and Medical College in Sion for heart-related tests will get a major relief from the availability of ...