Topic
Valvular Heart Disease
Guideline-based echocardiographic grading of stenotic and regurgitant lesions across all four valves.
12 pages in this topic
Tutorials
Mitral Stenosis: Echocardiographic Assessment
Etiology and echocardiographic evaluation of mitral stenosis, with severity criteria from the 2020 ACC/AHA and 2025 ESC/EACTS valvular heart disease guidelines.
TutorialMitral Stenosis: Severity Assessment
A deep dive into grading mitral stenosis: PHT derivation and pitfalls, planimetry, PISA, 3D methods, low-gradient severe MS, and exercise hemodynamics.
TutorialMitral Regurgitation: Echocardiographic Assessment
Etiology and echocardiographic grading of primary and secondary mitral regurgitation, with severity criteria from 2020 ACC/AHA and 2025 ESC/EACTS guidelines.
TutorialMitral Valve Prolapse: Echocardiographic Assessment
Etiology, diagnostic criteria, and arrhythmic risk assessment in mitral valve prolapse, informed by the 2020 ACC/AHA and 2025 ESC/EACTS guidelines.
TutorialAortic Stenosis: Echocardiographic Assessment
Etiology, clinical findings, and echocardiographic grading of aortic stenosis, with severity thresholds from the 2020 ACC/AHA and 2025 ESC/EACTS guidelines.
TutorialAortic Regurgitation: Echocardiographic Assessment
Etiology, exam findings, and echocardiographic grading of aortic regurgitation, with severity criteria from the 2020 ACC/AHA and 2025 ESC/EACTS guidelines.
TutorialTricuspid Stenosis: Echocardiographic Assessment
Etiology and echocardiographic evaluation of tricuspid stenosis, with severity criteria informed by the 2025 ESC/EACTS valvular heart disease guideline.
TutorialTricuspid Regurgitation: Echocardiographic Assessment
Etiology and echocardiographic grading of primary and secondary tricuspid regurgitation, informed by the 2020 ACC/AHA and 2025 ESC/EACTS guidelines.
TutorialTricuspid Valve Prolapse: Echocardiographic Assessment
Echocardiographic recognition of tricuspid valve prolapse and its association with mitral valve prolapse, a rare primary cause of tricuspid regurgitation.
TutorialPulmonary Regurgitation: Echocardiographic Assessment
Etiology and echocardiographic grading of pulmonary regurgitation, built from standard references given the absence of guideline-specific coverage.
TutorialProsthetic Heart Valves: Echocardiographic Assessment
Types, echo/Doppler evaluation, and management of prosthetic valves, per the 2024 ASE guideline and the 2020 ACC/AHA and 2025 ESC/EACTS VHD guidelines.
TutorialInfective Endocarditis: Echocardiographic Assessment
Diagnosis, echo findings, and current antibiotic prophylaxis indications for infective endocarditis, per the 2020 ACC/AHA and 2025 ESC/EACTS guidelines.