Comprehensive transesophageal echocardiographic examination
Comprehensive transesophageal echocardiographic (TEE) examination FOAMed video now available.
Echocardiographic assessment of pulmonary hypertension – Prof Greg Scalia
Prof Greg Scalia, Cardiologist at The Prince Charles Hospital, talks about the echocardiographic assessment of pulmonary hypertension and ePLAR (echocardiographic pulmonary/left atrial ratio).
Pulmonary vein stenosis & stenting post-ablation – Prof Darren Walters
Prof Darren Walters, Interventional Cardiologist at the The Prince Charles Hospital, talks about the causes and management of pulmonary vein stenosis. He presents a number of interesting case reports.
Anaesthesia considerations with ventricular assist devices (VADs) – Dr Stuart Hastings
Dr Stuart Hastings, Anaesthetist at The Alfred Hospital, talks about right heart failure in the context of left ventricular assist device implantation and management strategies.
New recommendations for the evaluation of left ventricular diastolic function by echocardiography
The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) have recently published updated guidelines for the Evaluation of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function by Echocardiography that are available for download here....
Echocardiographic assessment of the right ventricle in the perioperative period – Dr Chong Tan
Dr Chong Tan, Anaesthetist from The Austin Hospital, talks about the uses & differences of echocardiography to assess the right heart in the peri-operative setting.
Imaging the right heart using MRI – Prof Stuart Grieve
Prof Stuart Grieve, Cardiac Imaging Specialist at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, talks about modern MRI techniques used to image the right heart.
Assessment & management of the right heart – Dr Julie Humphries
Dr Julie Humphries, Cardiologist at The Prince Charles Hospital, talks about echocardiographic assessment and management of the right heart.
ePLAR — The echocardiographic Pulmonary to Left Atrial Ratio is now published and available to access free for a limited time
The echocardiographic Pulmonary to Left Atrial Ratio (ePLAR) is a novel non-invasive parameter to differentiate pre-capillary and post-capillary pulmonary hypertension. Now published in the International Journal of Cardiology, free access to the full text publication...
European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 29th Annual Meeting 2015 Blog – Michael Seco
Quick Links Aortic Valve Repair Atrio-Ventricular Valves Heart Failure Surgery Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery Sutureless Aortic Valve Replacement Aortic Valve Repair Aortic root anatomy Reviews: de Kerchove et al. JTCVS 2015 & de Kerchove et al....
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