Last week we discussed clear & easy tips on how to evaluate different abnormalities of the mitral valve (MV) for primary MR. We also explained the Carpentier’s Classification concept and how it’s applied to various etiologies of the MV. If you need to refresh or missed our past blogs, you can find them here:
The ASE recently released their new 2017 valvular regurgitation updated guidelines back in April. The paper details the difference between primary and secondary mitral regurgitation (MR) and outlines proper evaluation methods for the most common pathologies seen. The past couple of weeks, we have discussed how to differentiate between primary vs. organic and acute vs. chronic. If you need to refresh or missed our blog, you can read them here:
As we continue our efforts to inspire excellence in imaging, this week we will feature another What’s Wrong with this Image blog. You can check out our previous vascular blogs from this series:
As we continue our blog journey on the topic of mitral regurgitation, we hope you have been able to review our prior educational posts! If not, no worries– you can find them here!
Over the past couple weeks, we have broken down essential information needed in order to properly understand and visualize the mitral apparatus. If you haven’t checked it out yet, you can find them:
Last week, we reviewed basic venous anatomy and discussed how damaged valves cause venous reflux. This week we will continue with our Venous Reflux blog series by reviewing:
Last week, we covered the basic anatomy of the mitral apparatus. We reviewed in detail, the various structures and their function. As we continue with our mitral regurgitation blog series, we want to touch next on, specific imaging windows to evaluate the mitral valve. Remember, when we examine the valve, we need to make sure we include all structures of the apparatus.
In our past two vascular blogs, we explained the cause of venous reflux and reviewed how to recognize and measure venous reflux. At our upcoming vascular workshop (July 15th) we will discuss in detail, compliant scanning protocols and the correct techniques for performing quality reflux exams. There is still time to register for our workshop with early bird pricing! This week in our blog we will review the diagnostic criteria for venous reflux.
We are excited to continue our Staff Spotlight series with CardioServ’s first ever marketing intern Pratik Doshi! Pratik will be spending the summer with us working on our social media marketing, data analysis and promotions. His experience in information technology and data science will help CardioServ better track variability and quality improvement in your facilities, automate our office tasks giving us more time with clients and help in our mission to inspire excellence worldwide. Learn more about him below!
There is a lot of interest in ablation procedures for venous reflux. Many of our readers have expressed an interest in learning more about venous reflux. What is it? How do we correctly diagnose reflux disease? What is the pre, during and post procedures for venous ablation? We are happy to announce our upcoming Mastering Venous Reflux conference on July 15th, in Ft. Lauderdale. We are collaborating with All About Ultrasound, to combine our extensive backgrounds in vascular ultrasound and will be providing 5.0 ASE CMEs. The conference is intended for the novice, expert or physician, interested in mastering correct techniques for venous reflux. This week we will review some basics of venous reflux.
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