Written by Judith Buckland, MBA, RDCS, FASE
Mitral Regurgitation
It is estimated that over 4 million people in the United States have significant mitral regurgitation. Untreated severe mitral regurgitation decreases life quality and has a high mortality rate. With the advancement of technology, including the MitraClip, more...
Written by Judith Buckland, MBA, RDCS, FASE
Do we still use Grade I - Grade IV?
We recently received a question from one of our readers regarding grading MR severity with echo. The question was, "Are any labs still using stage I-IV for grading mitral regurgitation? I still see some reports using this grading system. Is there a...
Written by Judith Buckland, MBA, RDCS, FASE
This month we held an Echo Symposium that was focused on the MitraClip procedure. The conference, What the Clip! was a half day symposium that covered the essentials of understanding degenerative mitral valve regurgitation and how to perform the required echo and TEE views. We held a mock valve...
Written by Judith Buckland, MBA, RDCS, FASE
In a few weeks we will be hosting the What the Clip!! Echo Symposium at Bethesda Memorial Hospital. This week we would like to introduce you to one of the speakers, Dr. Christina Michael. She is the Medical Director of the echocardiography lab at Bethesda Memorial Hospital and is a member of...
Written by Judith Buckland, MBA, RDCS, FASE
It's October, time to celebrate Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month (MUAM 2020)! It's the time of year when we promote public awareness of ultrasound and the vital role ultrasound plays in healthcare. And of course, celebrate how incredible sonographers are!! CardioServ recognizes and...
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