Perioperative Transthoracic Echocardiography Performed by Anesthesiologist

Echocardiography For the Anesthesiologist

use of 3-dimensional (3-D) echocardiography. Basic Examination Transesophageal echocardiography provides an excellent diagnostic and monitoring tool for anesthesiologists in the operating room. The TEE examination can be broken down into complete/ comprehensive and abbreviated forms; the user may select either depending on the urgency of the situation and other clinical responsibilities. As wit...

Aortic plaque defined by contrast transthoracic echocardiography

The authors explore the use of third generation echo contrast to define plaque in the ascending aorta and exclude more invasive procedures.

Quadricuspid pulmonary valve identified by transthoracic echocardiography.

The quadricuspid pulmonary valve is a rare congenital anomaly. It tends to be clinically quiescent. Its diagnosis by two-dimensional echocardiography could be very difficult because of the anatomical features. We report on the echocardiographic findings of a 66-year-old female patient with mitral and aortic regurgitation of rheumatic origin and severe pulmonary hypertension. There was an aneuri...

Quadricuspid aortic valve by transthoracic echocardiography.

A 55-year-old woman seeks medical attention with palpitations, atypical chest pain and dyspnea upon exertion, lasting for 12 months. ECG showed left ventricular hypertrophy. Transthoracic Doppler echocardiogram confirmed hypertrophy of the left chambers and showed a quadricuspid aortic valve, with equal-sized cusps, in addition to a moderate regurgitant central flow. Upon echocardiography, the ...

Saddle pulmonary embolism visualized by transthoracic echocardiography.