Topic
Miscellaneous
Cardiac masses, systemic and physiologic conditions, and other echocardiographic topics outside the standard disease categories.
7 pages in this topic
Tutorials
Approach to Cardiac Masses
Why higher resolution creates more false positives, the framework for confirming a true mass, and the normal variants that mimic one, organized by chamber.
TutorialCardiac Tumors
Precise distribution percentages for every major tumor type, the sarcoma-versus-lymphoma distinction that changes prognosis, and what CMR adds beyond echo.
TutorialIntracardiac Thrombus and Sources of Embolism
Why TTE and TEE have opposite preferences for LV versus LA thrombus, the convex-surface diagnostic criteria, and the full embolic-source workup.
TutorialCarcinoid Heart Disease
The dagger-shaped TR Doppler signature, why right-sided valves are affected almost exclusively, and the biomarker threshold that predicts progression.
TutorialDiseases of the Aorta
The five-feature true-vs-false lumen differential, the size thresholds for aneurysm and surgery, and why outward bulging distinguishes IMH from dissection.
TutorialPulmonary Hypertension
The three-tier echo probability algorithm, the 'chin vs. beard' TR signal trick, and the ePLAR formula that tells precapillary from postcapillary disease.
TutorialSystemic Hypertension
Why midwall shortening catches dysfunction a normal EF misses, the mid-cavity obliteration pattern that mimics HCM, and why diastolic dysfunction comes first.