Planning and Guiding Mitral Valve Repair
Chapter 7 Planning and Guiding Mitral Valve Repair Gary S. Mak, Judy Hung Introduction Mitral valve prolapse is the most common structural cause of chronic mitral regurgitation leading to surgery…
Use of the Cropping Tool to Show Structures of Interest
Chapter 17 Use of the Cropping Tool to Show Structures of Interest Alicia A. Bourne, Terese Tognazzi-Evans, Rachel Karl, Denise McRee, Eric J. Sisk, Edward A. Gill Summary This chapter…
Assessment of Right Ventricular Function
Chapter 13 Assessment of Right Ventricular Function Florence H. Sheehan, Mary-Pierre Waiss The right ventricle (RV) is often overlooked because most cardiologists focus their attention on the left ventricle (LV)….
Prosthetic Heart Valves
Chapter 8 Prosthetic Heart Valves G. Burkhard Mackensen, Renata G. Ferreira, Edward A. Gill Introduction Although echocardiography is the imaging modality of choice for cardiac heart valves, it still has…
Historical Perspective on Three-Dimensional Echocardiography
Chapter 1 Historical Perspective on Three-Dimensional Echocardiography Edward A. Gill, Berthold Klas Introduction Three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) has been in existence since the 1970s, albeit with images that barely resembled a…
Guidance of Catheter-Based Cardiac Interventions
Chapter 14 Guidance of Catheter-Based Cardiac Interventions Nicole M. Bhave, Roberto M. Lang Over the past 2 decades, percutaneous interventions for structural heart disease have become increasingly common. Interventional cardiologists…
Tricuspid Valve
Chapter 9 Tricuspid Valve Alicia A. Bourne, Edward A. Gill Introduction The tricuspid valve is the largest of the four heart valves and ranges from 4 to 6 cm2 in area….
Congenital Heart Disease
Chapter 15 Congenital Heart Disease Tara Bharucha, Luc Mertens In patients with congenital heart disease, a complete and accurate description of the morphologic abnormalities is crucial for determining appropriate management…
Assessment of Left Ventricular Mechanical Dyssynchrony
Chapter 12 Assessment of Left Ventricular Mechanical Dyssynchrony Cliona Kenny, Mark J. Monaghan Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (RT3DE) has proven to be the most reliable and reproducible echocardiographic measure of left…
Volumetric Assessment
Chapter 11 Volumetric Assessment Carly Jenkins The rationale for the use of three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) in a clinical setting is growing stronger. The four main areas in which the value…
