Echo MasterClass
Prosthetic Valves
What you will learn
Prosthetic valves can be a blessing if they work and a curse if they don’t. Can you tell from the echo which valve was implanted? Does the patient have prosthetic valve dysfunction? What are the pitfalls and limitations of echo in this patient group? This chapter will answer these and other questions.
- Types of prosthetic valves – advantages and disadvantages
- How to assess prosthetic valves with echo
- Surgeon‘s perspective
- Echo findings in complications of prosthetic valves
- Echo following mitral valve repair
Video lectures
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Types
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Complications
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Repair
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Summary
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Cases
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A 64 year old women with Hepatic cancer
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A 44 Year-old women with severe aortic regurgitation
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A patient found unconcious following aortic vavle replacement
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Aortic Valve Bioprosthesis
In this session, Thomas will explain how to perform an echo examination in a patient with an aortic valve biopsrosthesis. Get our Free Echo Course today!
Read caseOld and New
As echocardiographers, we tend to think that a thorough exam and a well-written report is all we need.
Read caseButterfly effect
It has been said that something as small as the flutter of a butterfly's wing can ultimately cause a typhoon halfway around the globe (Chaos Theory).
Read caseChristmas Wonders – Part 02
Watch the video and find out how a guardian angel and the right decision saved two hearts in young patient!
Read caseHelping Doctor Best
Mr. Frank, a 64-year old former postal worker was glad that "the worst was over". He was not very excited finding out that his mitral valve was leaking.
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