I would appreciate any information that you can share with me on how to enhance my echo study in techncially diffcult patients. I am aware of 2nd harmonics...
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D. M. Scanlon MD
dscanlon@...
Dec 1, 1998 3:16 pm
Could we get the reference to the 24 center study documenting the blinded reader evaluation of LV contrast stress echoes if it has been published. I need...
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Ajw60@...
Dec 2, 1998 5:35 am
Definitely patient positioning is very important. I have found that patients that are very thin, elderly, or have COPD usually have very diagnostic ...
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Howard Dittrich
hdittri1@...
Dec 2, 1998 6:06 pm
Sorry, it was a multicenter trial in which 24 patients were deemed uninterpretable from their resting non-contrast studies by a blinded reader. I know it was...
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Daniel Shindler
shindler@...
Dec 3, 1998 4:11 pm
Reply to: Could we get the reference to the 24 center study documenting the blinded reader evaluation of LV contrast stress echoes if it has been published. I...
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Lisa Cardon
cardonl@...
Dec 3, 1998 4:45 pm
Positioning the patient is crucial to obtain the best quality images. Also, try 'breathing the patient'. Have them either hold their breath in or out, or take...
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Howard Dittrich
dittrich@...
Dec 4, 1998 3:00 am
... Hello all, This is one of the abstracts from this work and I appreciate whomever posted it. The one to which I referred earlier is published in ...
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JCHEIRIF@...
Dec 4, 1998 4:29 pm
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Howard Dittrich
dittrich@...
Dec 5, 1998 1:13 am
... I think what Jorge is talking about is an ER study using Optison versus SPECT in patients coming to the ER with unexplained chest pain. There was a good...
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Daniel Shindler
shindler@...
Dec 5, 1998 1:14 am
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Jeffrey J. Silbiger, ...
jjsilbiger@...
Dec 7, 1998 12:37 pm
Not infrequntly in our lab there is a descrepancy among the different Echo/Doppler aortic regurgitation findings we routinely use. This make the distinction of...
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Vincent Sorrell
vsorrell@...
Dec 7, 1998 2:17 pm
We have found jet height ratio the most "sensitive" and reversal of diastolic flow in the DTA (or Abdominal) the most "specific" (early reversal > 0.6 m/s and...
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Daniel Shindler
shindler@...
Dec 7, 1998 3:12 pm
To the group: There are now 270 international subscribers to the echocardiography e-mail list! I expect that there will now be many days where you get more...
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Daniel Shindler
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Dec 7, 1998 10:41 pm
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Daniel Shindler
shindler@...
Dec 7, 1998 10:42 pm
Hi, I have a question for the group. What is the best way to get the mensurations of the LV and all cavities? 1. M mode mensuration? (and about the right away...
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Alan Waggoner
awaggoner@...
Dec 8, 1998 2:10 pm
To the group If the question of severity regarding AR is of concern an additional parameter is measurement of regurgitant fraction (using 2D Doppler of...
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Kofoworola Ogunyankin
kolufun@...
Dec 8, 1998 2:11 pm
It is the concordance of multiple parameters, rather than any one parameter that will help the evaluation of the severity of AI. May I also suggest that you...
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JWT
jwtam@...
Dec 8, 1998 2:12 pm
has anyone done PISA for AR in the generic clinical setting? we have changed our lab to routinely perform PISA for MR, but not AR yet James ... From: Jeffrey...
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JWT
jwtam@...
Dec 8, 1998 2:13 pm
I prefer M-mode becasue it is more reproducible and usually measured at the cordal level (we prefer parasternal short axis but also like the long axis)...
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JCHEIRIF@...
Dec 8, 1998 2:14 pm
Is this for volumes? or for EF? For EF, the simplified Quinones formula works well. For volumes and area length method with 2D measurements works well. JC ... ...
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Michael Prisant
MPrisant@...
Dec 8, 1998 3:22 pm
** High Priority ** I believe that 2-D guided M-mode with paper measurements is more accurate that on-screen measurements. On-screen measurements are...
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JCHEIRIF@...
Dec 8, 1998 3:25 pm
Jet height has worked well for me. However, I agree with you, sometimes there will be contradictory info with the various methods. In such cases, I calculate...
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Dr. Valdir A. Moises
Valdir.Moises@...
Dec 8, 1998 4:30 pm
I do use the flow convergence method for MR, but just now I am trying it for AR. Valdir A Moises ... Free Web-based e-mail groups -- http://www.eGroups.com...
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mharry@...
Dec 8, 1998 4:34 pm
We have used PISA to assess AR on a number of occasions. If there is sever calcification of the aortic valve leaflets PISA is generally not useful. The PISA...
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mharry@...
Dec 8, 1998 7:51 pm
Differentiation of moderate AR from severe AR can be quite challenging. We routinely incorporate a number of additional Doppler echocardiographic parameters...
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Jeffrey J. Silbiger, ...
jjsilbiger@...
Dec 9, 1998 10:58 am
... Dear Dr. Marcus: I thank you for your comments re: AR assessment. It is reassuring to discover that I am not alone in my frustration when it comes to...
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Heartsr@...
Dec 9, 1998 10:28 pm
re: mild to moderate valvar insufficiency Any caveats about the distinction of mild from moderate mitral and/or aortic insufficiency? The grading of MR or AR...
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mharry@...
Dec 10, 1998 4:23 pm
Jet height, jet width and jet area at or near the regurgitant orifice along with the PISA method (big dome big hole / little dome little hole) seem to be the...
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TOM RICE
trice@...
Dec 10, 1998 7:09 pm
I would be interested in comparing methodologies for this correlation. I currently use the methodology published by the Mayo Clinic in 1995. The author was VL...
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Andrew M. Hauser, MD
echo@...
Dec 11, 1998 1:58 am
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