Valves
Congenital, Etc.
Deadly or Not Diseases
Funky Findings
Specialties & Other Stuff
100
Patients with mechanical valves have to commit to a lifetime of this.
What is blood thinners or anticoagulants.
100
The best view to visualize a PFO/ASD with Color Flow Doppler, as we are most parallel to flow.
What is the subcostal 4 chamber view.
100
This disease primarily affects right sided valves; TV appears bright and rigid.
What is carcinoid syndrome.
100
This is a common spectral Doppler finding of a very large LA myxoma; but it's not actually true.
What is mitral stenosis.
100
The blockage in this artery is what makes a widow a widow.
What is left coronary artery/left main.
200
The term used to describe when the valve doesn't fit. (it's not you must acquit).
What is patient-prosthesis mismatch.
200
This shunt is found between the aorta and pulmonary artery.
What is patent ductus arteriosus.
200
This protocol is not named after Mr. Willis.
What is the Bruce protocol.
200
The structure indicated by the red arrow; it helps the heart keep the beat.
What is a pacemaker wire.
200
This specialty is what you have when you add the heart and cancer
What is cardio-oncology
300
This type of valve came from the animal that likes a roll in the mud.
What is porcine.
300
This condition has four particular features, overriding aorta being one.
What is tetralogy of fallot.
300
Careful with glaucoma, given to patients to help achieve their target heart rate in a dobutamine echo.
What is atropine.
300
The anatomical area where myxomas most commonly occur.
What is the left atrium.
300
This is the most objective form of strain imaging.
What is speckle tracking.
400
This occurs when the valve...oops...is moving freely in the annulus.
What is dehiscence.
400
A calculation we can do determine if it's left to right or right to left.
What is Qp/Qs.
400
The pathology in the image below:
What is an aortic dissection.
400
This is caused by serotonin secreting carcinoid tumors, which primarily affects the right side of the heart.
What is carcinoid syndrome.
400
What 3D images are made from.
What are voxels.
500
This mighty device is the size of a dime.
What is MitraClip.
500
The direction of an atrial shunt depends on this.
Wherever the higher pressure is.
500
The arrows in the image are pointing to what?
What is plaque in the LAX aorta on TEE.
500
The pathology seen below:
What is left atrial myxoma.
500
This type of 3D modality is very useful when assessing the aortic valve, for example.
What is Zoom mode.
600
This image shows the cloth covered metal frame on this prosthetic valve which is called:
What is a stent.
600
This is the most common congenital heart defect.
What is a ventricular septal defect (VSD).
600
During stress echo, the lateral wall of the LV becomes hypokinetic. The answer is which coronary artery is blocked?
What is the circumflex artery.
600
Pathology seen in the video below:
What is pulmonary embolus.
600
This is an assessment of only part of the heart.
What is regional longitudinal strain.