An unusual additional finding in this patient was that his left ventricular function was also poor - something one wouldn't expect in a right heart pathology.
Fred is a real motorcycle aficionado. He has a passion for the feeling of freedom when cruising the streets of Lower Austria on his Suzuki.
It is common wisdom that the direction of a regurgitant jet reveals the mechanism of mitral regurgitation...
Ultrasound Case: I like photography. With a simple click you can capture a precious moment, create emotions, or tell a story...
Echocardiography is usually performed in the dark, but sometimes it makes sense to turn the lights on.
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).
Christmas is coming and we all like surprises. But that's not true of the patient I will present to you today. Read on and find out why.
Complexity scares us. It tends to defy our comprehension skills. However, we sometimes make things more complex than they actually are.
Aortic stenosis: TAVI (transpercutaneous aortic valve implantation) - has been used in more than 20,000 patients throughout the world...
Today's case is awesome - please read all the way to the end ... we need your advice!