Fundamental to Advanced Echocardiography in 2015

Key Topics

• The most appropriate methods for the imaging, identification and quantification of valvular heart disease
• 2D, 3D, and strain methods to quantify cardiac size and function
• Accurate quantification of aortic stenosis
• The challenges of imaging to accurately quantify aortic regurgitation, pulmonary pressures, and diastolic function
• The diagnostic use of echocar diography in the identification and diagnosis of pericardial disease, constriction and tamponade, hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathies, hypertrophic cardiomyopathies, and prosthetic valve dysfunction
• New valve guidelines and their impact on clinical practice
• List best uses of transesophageal echocardiography
• Techniques for performing stress echocardiography
• Use of echocardiography in critical care
• The role of echocardiography in screening competitive athletes

Who should Attend

Sonographers, physicians, intensive care specialists, cardiologists, internists, and other practicing health care professionals.