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Today, we explore the Echocardiography Essentials course with a video defining the recognition of right ventricular (RV) function; RV dilatation; RV hypertrophy, hyper- and hypokinesis using transthoracic echo. We also describe how imaging in suspected pulmonary embolism.
Further Reading
- Course: Echocardiography Essentials
- Assessing left ventricular systolic function
- Evaluating right ventricular size and function
- Detecting and evaluating aortic regurgitation
- Detecting and evaluating mitral regurgitation
- Detecting and evaluating pericardial effusion
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Helen is a Consultant Cardiac Physiologist at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust, in London (UK). She's also a co-author of Echocardiography: A Practical Guide for Reporting. | Medmastery
