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PART 10:  Disorders of the Cardiovascular System

SECTION 2  Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disorders
e29  Atlas of Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging (View PDF)

Video e29-1A  Real-time two-dimensional echocardiographic images of a patient with a normal heart. A. Parasternal long-axis view. There is symmetric contraction of the ventricles, evidenced by a decrease...
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Video e29-1B  Real-time two-dimensional echocardiographic images of a patient with a normal heart. B. Parasternal short-axis view. There is symmetric contraction of the ventricles, evidenced by a decrease...
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Video e29-2A  Real-time two-dimensional echocardiographic images of a patient with a severe decrease in left ventricular systolic function. The estimated ejection fraction is 20%. A. Parasternal long-axis view.
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Video e29-2B  Real-time two-dimensional echocardiographic images of a patient with a severe decrease in left ventricular systolic function. The estimated ejection fraction is 20%. B. Parasternal short-axis view.
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Video e29-3A  Real-time two-dimensional echocardiographic images of a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. There is a marked increase in left ventricular wall thickness with hyperdynamic systolic function...
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Video e29-3B  Real-time two-dimensional echocardiographic images of a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. There is a marked increase in left ventricular wall thickness with hyperdynamic systolic function...
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Video e29-4  Real-time two-dimensional parasternal long-axis images from a patient with aortic stenosis. There is normal left ventricular cavity size with normal systolic function. The aortic valve is thickened and...
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Video e29-5A  Real-time two-dimensional echocardiographic images of a patient with mitral stenosis. There is diastolic doming and restricted leaflet opening secondary to fusion of the commissures. A. Parasternal...
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Video e29-5B  Real-time two-dimensional echocardiographic images of a patient with mitral stenosis. There is diastolic doming and restricted leaflet opening secondary to fusion of the commissures. B. Parasternal...
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Video e29-6A  Real-time two-dimensional echocardiographic images from the parasternal long-axis view of a patient with mitral valve prolapse. During systole, both anterior and posterior leaflet of the mitral valve...
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Video e29-6B  Real-time two-dimensional echocardiographic images from the parasternal long-axis view of a patient with mitral valve prolapse. During systole, both anterior and posterior leaflet of the mitral valve...
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Video e29-7A  Real-time two-dimensional images with color flow Doppler imaging of a patient with mitral regurgitation due to ruptured chord tendineae. A. Gray-scale image showing a thickened redundant...
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Video e29-7B  Real-time two-dimensional images with color flow Doppler imaging of a patient with mitral regurgitation due to ruptured chord tendineae. B. Color flow imaging showing severe mitral...
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Video e29-8  Real-time transesophageal echocardiographic images of a patient with severe mitral regurgitation due to a flail posterior leaflet. The posterior mitral valve leaflet is completely unsupported and moves into...
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Video e29-9  Real-time two-dimensional echocardiographic images of a patient with a vegetation on the mitral valve. There is a mobile echo density attached directly to the mitral valve apparatus that intermittently...
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Video e29-10  Real-time transesophageal echocardiographic images of a patient with a left atrial myxoma. There is a large echo-dense mass in the left atrium that is attached to the atrial septum. The mass moves across...
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Video e29-11  Real-time two-dimensional echocardiographic images from the parasternal long-axis view of a patient with a large aneurysm of the ascending aorta.
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Video e29-12  Real-time two-dimensional echocardiographic images of a patient with pericardial effusion. The effusion is shown as a black echo-free space surrounding the heart.
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Video e29-13  Real-time two-dimensional echocardiographic images from a subcostal view showing a large secundum atrial septal defect. There is a "drop out" in the region of the mid atrial septum. The right...
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Video e29-14A  Real-time two-dimensional echocardiographic images showing a close-up view of the atrial septum in a patient with the question of an atrial septal defect. A. Gray-scale image showing a questionable...
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Video e29-14B  Real-time two-dimensional echocardiographic images showing a close-up view of the atrial septum in a patient with the question of an atrial septal defect. B. Color flow imaging confirms...
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Video e29-15A  Real-time two-dimensional stress echocardiogram in a normal subject. The studies at rest are shown on the left and the studies during peak exercise are shown on the right. A. Parasternal long-axis...
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Video e29-15B  Real-time two-dimensional stress echocardiogram in a normal subject. The studies at rest are shown on the left and the studies during peak exercise are shown on the right. B. Apical four-chamber...
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Video e29-16A  Real-time two-dimensional stress echocardiogram of a patient with coronary artery disease. The studies at rest are shown on the left and studies during peak exercise are shown on the right...
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Video e29-16B  Real-time two-dimensional stress echocardiogram of a patient with coronary artery disease. The studies at rest are shown on the left and studies during peak exercise are shown on the right...
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Video e29-17  MRI scan in real time of a patient with a large left ventricular apical aneurysm. The long axis-view demonstrates a thin dyskinetic apical aneurysm with a preserved systolic function of the...
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Video e29-18  Cine MRI scan of a patient with a dilated ascending aorta (annulo-aortic ectasia). There is a central jet of aortic regurgitation entering the left ventricular outflow tract.
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Video e29-19  CT coronary angiogram showing a normal right coronary artery. The movie highlights multiple thin slices through the right coronary artery.
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