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Created page with "'''Echocardiography''' refers to the use of ultrasonography to evaluate the heart. With the help of duplex ultrasonography, one can estimate the pressure gradient across valves, the speed of blood through valves, and the pressure of the pulmonary vasculature. There are two types: * Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) ** Least invasive ** Easiest to do ** Usually the first choice ** What one usually means when they just say "echocardiography" * Transoesophageal ech..."
(Created page with "'''Echocardiography''' refers to the use of ultrasonography to evaluate the heart. With the help of duplex ultrasonography, one can estimate the pressure gradient across valves, the speed of blood through valves, and the pressure of the pulmonary vasculature. There are two types: * Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) ** Least invasive ** Easiest to do ** Usually the first choice ** What one usually means when they just say "echocardiography" * Transoesophageal ech...") |
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