Cardiac Catheterisation

Cardiac Catheterization for Diagnosing & Treating Congenital Heart Disease

Dr. David Balzer, a Cardiologist at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, discusses cardiac catheterization including how it is used to diagnose and treat congenital heart disease in children. For more information on congenital heart disease, visit www.stlouischildrens.org

Author: ChildrensHospitalStl

Duration: 107

Published: 2010-07-16 15:02:48

Cardiac Catheterization for Diagnosing & Treating Congenital Heart Disease

Echocardiography

Optimized 4-Chamber View: the Right Ventricle

Sometimes, the right ventricle is not clearly visible in the standard four chamber view. In this echocardiography video, Tommy will teach you how to optimize your image in order to get a better view at the the right ventricular structures. We encourage you to experiment with the transducer position in your patients. Try to use atypical views on top of your standard exam. Your understanding of cardiac anatomy and your reports will greatly improve!

Author: 123sonography

Duration: 70

Published: 2010-06-07 10:44:17

Optimized 4-Chamber View: the Right Ventricle

Echocardiography

Low-Flow Aortic Stenosis

In this video, Tommy will teach you how to evaluate a patient with low-flow, low-gradient aortic stenosis. This patient later underwent stress echocardiography. In patients with true aortic stenosis and reduced left ventricular function, the transvalvular gradient will increase whereas the valve area will remain unchanged. This patient’s mean gradient increased to over 40 mmHg following dobutamine administration, which was indicative of significant stenosis. He was consequently transferred for surgery and is currently doing well. It can be really tricky to differentiate true- from pseudostenosis. Our online course will provide more information on the topic. If you register, we will let you know as soon as the full course is online.

Author: 123sonography

Duration: 196

Published: 2010-06-14 09:06:27

Low-Flow Aortic Stenosis

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