Echocardiography is the sheet anchor of diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Clinical findings and other investigatory modalities are complementary and equally important.
In cardiology, CRT stands for cardiac resynchronization therapy. CRT is used in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. CRT is a type of pacemaker in which electrical leads
Aliasing is a phenomenon in pulsed Doppler echocardiography in which when the velocity is beyond a particular limit known as the Nyquist limit, the direction of flow is
M-Mode echocardiogram is short form for Time-Motion Mode echocardiography. It was one of the earliest modes of echocardiography. There was also a B-Mode or brightness mode along with
In addition to chest X-ray demonstrating right aortic arch, an echocardiogram showing features of Tetralogy of Fallot, associated patent ductus arteriosus as compensatory mechanism and an angiogram showing
Followed by other chest X-ray features like associated left and right atrial enlargement, elevation of left bronchus, widening of carinal angle, mogul signs and Kerley B lines.
Mild tricuspid regurgitation is often noted on echocardiogram reports and causes a bit of worry and a lot of queries both in online and offline discussions! Let us
Before going to device closure of atrial septal defect, we will discuss a bit about the different types of atrial septal defects and a couple of transesophageal echocardiographic