CVTE 4026 Echocardiography Pathology II
This course provides in depth study of ventricular function, both systolic and diastolic, as well as treatment and the role of echocardiography in guiding treatment. Prosthetic valve evaluation, and both simple and complex Congenital Heart Diseases, Each section of diseases will be discussed in detail regarding causes, signs, symptoms, echocardiographic findings and complications. This course also discusses wall motion abnormalities in relation to pathologic situations. Discussion is both detailed and concise for understanding and comprehension.
The lab section of this course provides hands on experience in the application of echocardiography, the most effective noninvasive method for use in cardiac diagnosis. The lab session includes the practice of echocardiography techniques with valvular area calculations during pathologic situations, abnormal LV measurements, and abnormal ejection fractions, fractional shortening, stroke volumes, and left ventricular function abnormalities as well as advanced calculations for shunts, diastolic function. Cropping for 3 D echo and speckle tracking.