Last week we discussed how the physiological determinants of diastole play a role in the evaluation method of determining diastolic function. This week, let’s talk about how pathophysiological factors can alter the findings in the presence of diastolic dysfunction.
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As the year comes to an end, we would like to thank all of our readers and clients for another successful year at CardioServ. We started the year off with goals to
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The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission updated the standards and guidelines for Adult Echo accreditation in July 2017 with a December 1, 2017 effective date. The main changes to the adult echo standards is the mandate (versus option) to evaluate diastolic function on all studies, and to report on it. With this requirement followed the requirements for all ultrasound equipment to have Tissue Doppler Imaging capabilities.
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This year for Ultrasound Awareness Month, we asked you all to recognize yourself or a fellow sonographer or physician by submitting a story about a time you saved a day or made a difference. Here at CardioServ, we believe that each and every sonographer is a hero in their own way and we want to share your stories!
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Diastolic function is a complex process that simply refers to how well the heart performs during diastole, as blood is suctioned from the left atrium (LA) towards the apex of left ventricle (LV) at a low-pressure filling state. When the heart is unable to fill properly, filling pressures increase in order to allow proper filling and keep required cardiac output state. When these filling pressures increase, diastolic dysfunction occurs.
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Over the past weeks, we have gone back to the basics to have a good understanding of what occurs during diastole in order to properly evaluate diastolic function. If you’ve missed our prior blogs, you can find them here:
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As the MitraClip procedure becomes more available to hospitals it is imperative that sonographers understand the goals of the transthoracic echocardiogram prior to the MitraClip procedure. In this blog we will review the 7 components for a complete MitraClip echo protocol..
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“Isn’t there a black box warning for contrast?” “I don’t feel comfortable giving contrast to my ICU patient” “The patient has acute coronary syndrome, I don’ think you should give contrast” These are just a few of the responses you may face from an ICU nurse or critical care staff in response to your decision to perform a contrast echocardiogram. So what’s the deal?
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Earlier this year the American Society released a new guideline paper on Chagas Disease with recommendations for cardiac imaging. What the heck is Chagas Disease?! Then after never hearing of Chagas Disease in relation to cardiology it suddenly began to pop up in more and more articles and conferences.
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We are breaking down the basics of diastolic dysfunction into easy to understand blogs! Last week we discussed the topic of diastole and the 4 stages that occur during this phase within the cardiac cycle. If you missed it, you can read it here! This week, we are going to go a step further and discuss the physiology in regards to the 4 stages of diastole. We are going to cover:
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