Items tagged “echo”
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Article
Ventricular septal defect
Ventricular septal defects (VSD) represent defects in the interventricular septum that allow a hemodynamic communication between the right and left ventricles. It typically results in a left-to-right shunt.
Epidemiology
They represent one of the most common congenital cardiac anomalies and may...
Article
Four chamber cardiac view (fetal)
The four chamber cardiac view is an important and routinely performed view in both fetal echocardiography as well as on a standard second trimester anatomy scan.
Detectable pathology
The four chamber view can only detect some of the congenital cardiac anomalies (~64% according to one study 2) ...
Case
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (echocardiography)
Diagnosis almost certain
Published 10 Jul 2014
75% complete
Ultrasound
Article
Transesophageal echocardiography
A standard transesophageal echocardiography (TOE, or TEE in US English) is a type of ultrasound using an endoscopic transducer, which is advanced into the esophagus, offering generally superior visualization of the great vessels and posterior cardiac structures than the standard transthoracic ap...
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