Written by David Haas, Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance
Today is Mesothelioma Cancer Awareness Day. Check out our blog on the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance and read the story of a survivor while learning more about the MCA, and how they help. We know many of our readers work in the world of echocardiography so we will share how echo aids in...
Written by Andrea Fields MHA, RDCS
As sonographers, we have all commonly experienced the patient presenting with shortness of breath and unable to lay down flat for their echocardiogram. As we begin to scan the patient, we immediately visualize a large amount of fluid around the heart. Keeping our poker faces on point, we take...
Written by Yvonne Prince ACS, RDCS, RVT, RDMS, FASE
We love it when our readers post comments and ask questions. We respond to every question. A couple of weeks ago we were asked about the assessment of RVSP in the presence of wide open TR with poor TV coaptation. What a great question! We will answer that this week. Please keep your...
Written by Andrea Fields MHA, RDCS
We've all been in this situation.... our patient appears to have a very tight, calcified aortic valve which visually appears to be moderate to severe aortic stenosis. As we scan through our protocol, we obtain a peak aortic valve velocity of 3.3 m/s and mean pressure gradient (PG) of 23.6 mmHg. The...
Written by Andrea Fields MHA, RDCS
Last week we broke down the continuity equation to evaluate the severity of aortic stenosis. This week, we are going to discuss other methods that can be used to evaluate the severity of aortic stenosis. This blog will cover the following methods:
AVA Planimetry
Indexed Continuity...
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