with known cardiac risk require close monitoring during and after treatment. Echocardiography plays an essential role in the early detection of many of these cardiac complications. The objectives of this review are to define the mechanisms of
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Carolyn M Larsen and Sharon L Mulvagh
Neil David Hauser and Justiaan Swanevelder
Introduction Transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) has become an integral tool in both diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, providing real-time images of the heart via the oesophagus ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ). TOE provides unobstructed views of
I J Ingimarsdóttir, L Hellgren Johansson, and F A Flachskampf
echocardiography (TTE), gated computer tomography (CT) or transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). Figure 1 Sizing instrument (Edwards Lifesciences aortic sizers tray for Perimount Magna Ease valves by Carpentier-Edwards) used for choice of prosthesis during
Ruchika Meel, Bijoy K Khandheria, Ferande Peters, Elena Libhaber, Samantha Nel, and Mohammed R Essop
-appropriate values of LA size and function in black Africans using volumetric measurements and speckle-tracking-derived longitudinal strain. Methods Study population From January 2014 to June 2015, 190 normal subjects were screened at the echocardiography
Rakhee Hindocha, David Garry, Nadia Short, Tom E Ingram, Richard P Steeds, Claire L Colebourn, Keith Pearce, Vishal Sharma, and the Accreditation and Education Committees of the British Society of Echocardiography
Introduction The British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) has previously outlined a minimum dataset for a standard (Level 2) transthoracic echocardiogram ( 1 ), and this remains the basis on which a complete echocardiographic study should be
Allan Harkness, Liam Ring, Daniel X Augustine, David Oxborough, Shaun Robinson, Vishal Sharma, and the Education Committee of the British Society of Echocardiography
Introduction The British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) has previously provided reference values and guidelines for chamber quantification through the provision of posters, pocket guides and the EchoCalc app ( 1 , 2 ). These were based on
Mohammad Qasem, Victor Utomi, Keith George, John Somauroo, Abbas Zaidi, Lynsey Forsythe, Sanjeev Bhattacharrya, Guy Lloyd, Bushra Rana, Liam Ring, Shaun Robinson, Roxy Senior, Nabeel Sheikh, Mushemi Sitali, Julie Sandoval, Richard Steeds, Martin Stout, James Willis, and David Oxborough
, 9 ). The structural and functional assessment of the RV, using transthoracic echocardiography, is central to ARVC diagnosis in the original and updated task force criteria. Although the recent task force revision has improved specificity of diagnosis
Richard P Steeds, Richard Wheeler, Sanjeev Bhattacharyya, Joseph Reiken, Petros Nihoyannopoulos, Roxy Senior, Mark J Monaghan, and Vishal Sharma
Introduction Stress echocardiography (SE) is a well-established non-invasive technique that is most often used in the assessment of coronary artery disease (CAD). A recent survey by Bhattacharyya et al . highlights important themes that
Rekha Mankad and Joerg Herrmann
Introduction Cardiac masses have captured the attention since the beginning of echocardiography. A key reason lies in the fact that the overall prevalence of primary cardiac tumors is exceedingly rare, less than 0.1% in large autopsy series
Benoy N Shah and Roxy Senior
, including stress echocardiography (SE), single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), and cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) ( 4 ). This article reviews the evidence underpinning the use of imaging techniques in patients with morbid obesity
