Pericardial Disease
This condition is an inflammation of the heart muscle that often follows a viral infection.
What is myocarditis
The numeric score given to a segment that shows total absence of inward motion and thickening.
What is 3 (or Akinetic)?
The bulbous portion of the aorta that contains the origins of the coronary arteries.
What are the Sinuses of Valsalva?
Low-velocity, swirling blood seen on echo that indicates a prethrombotic state.
What is Spontaneous Echo Contrast (or "Smoke")?
The most common type of ASD, located in the mid-septum at the fossa ovalis.
What is an Ostium Secundum ASD?
A collection of fat that can be mistaken for an anterior pericardial effusion.
What is an Epicardial Fat Pad?
The coronary artery that typically supplies the inferior wall and the right ventricle.
What is the Right Coronary Artery (RCA)?
A thin, mobile membrane seen inside the aorta that separates the true and false lumens.
What is an Intimal Flap?
This "pedunculated" tumor is the most common primary benign mass in adults.
What is a Myxoma?
The name for the sterile, "wart-like" vegetations found in patients with SLE.
What is Libman-Sacks Endocarditis?
On an M-mode of the RV wall, this finding is a highly specific indicator of cardiac tamponade.
What is RV Diastolic Collapse?
A contained rupture of the LV free wall that carries a high risk of bursting.
What is a Pseudoaneurysm?
This common congenital heart valve defect is strongly linked to aortic coarctation and root dilation.
What is a Bicuspid Aortic Valve (BAV)?
Small, hair-like benign tumors usually found on the "downstream" side of heart valves.
What is a Papillary Fibroelastoma (PFE)?
An autosomal dominant condition characterized by "parmesan cheese" skin and ASDs.
What is Holt-Oram Syndrome?
The triad of hypotension, muffled heart sounds, and jugular venous distention.
What is Beck's Triad
Tissue that is alive but "sleeps" due to chronic low blood flow, recovering only after surgery.
What is Hibernating Myocardium?
The echocardiographic view used to measure the descending aorta posterior to the Left Atrium.
What is the Parasternal Long Axis (or Apical 2-chamber)?
The heart chamber where metastatic tumors are most likely to be found.
What is the Right Atrium?
The classic 4-part defect that is the most common cause of cyanotic heart disease in adults.
What is Tetralogy of Fallot?
In tamponade, the IVC typically shows a lack of this normal response to inspiration.
What is Inspiratory Collapse (or Sniff Test)?
The clinical sound heard when a papillary muscle ruptures, causing acute, severe MR.
What is a Holosystolic Murmur?
The DeBakey Type that involves the entire aorta, from the ascending segment through the descending segment.
What is DeBakey Type I?
A high-risk marker in the aorta defined as a plaque thicker than 4 mm or possessing mobile components.
What is a Complex Atheroma?
The "switch" procedure is the surgical repair for this "blue baby" condition.
What is d-Transposition of the Great Arteries (d-TGA)?