The concept of RV–PA coupling and uncoupling can sound intimidating, but it’s really about how well the right ventricle (RV) and the pulmonary arteries “work together”.
Coupling is the measure of teamwork between the right ventricle and the pulmonary circulation—how efficiently the RV converts its contraction into blood flow through the lungs.
The Easy Way to Understand RV–PA Coupling and Uncoupling Read More »
In this article, we’ll explain how to differentiate adaptive vs maladaptive right-ventricular remodeling in pulmonary hypertension using echocardiography, highlighting key imaging features, physiologic differences, and what each pattern means clinically.
Adaptive vs Maladaptive Right Ventricular Remodeling in Pulmonary Hypertension Read More »
Before we dive further into the 2025 ASE Right Heart Guidelines, let’s zoom out for the big picture understanding of pulmonary hypertension in echo.
For years, right heart echo has been about diagnosis. The 2025 ASE guidelines push us further, using the same parameters not just to idetify disease, but to predict outcomes. Review latest guideline insights
From Diagnosis to Prognosis: How the 2025 ASE Right Heart Guidelines Redefine Echo Read More »
We’ve all been in this situation…. our patient appears to have a very tight, calcified aortic valve which visually appears to be moderate to severe aortic stenosis. As we scan through our protocol, we obtain a peak aortic valve velocity of 3.3 m/s and mean pressure gradient (PG) of 23.6 mmHg.
Aortic Stenosis Low Flow, Low Gradient: What’s the hype?! Read More »
Last week we broke down the continuity equation to evaluate the severity of aortic stenosis. This week, we are going to discuss other methods that can be used to evaluate the severity of aortic stenosis. This blog will cover the following methods:
3 Additional Methods to Evaluating the AVA Read More »
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:
Understanding the Basics: Pathophysiology of Diastole Read More »
This week starts off our diastolic function blog series with our guest blog writer, Michael Owen! We introduced our followers to him last week- if you missed it, you can find it here! Our goal for this blog is to have a basic understanding of the normal ejection fraction (EF) algorithm for evaluating diastolic function!
Mastering Diastology: Part 1 Read More »
This week we are kicking off the diastolic function guideline series, hosted by our guest blog writer Michael Owen! But first, we need to cover the basics on ‘how-to‘ acquire the measurements needed to evaluate for diastolic function.
Correct Techniques to Acquire Diastology Measurements Read More »
Last week we walked through a case study demonstration, using the ASE’s chronic mitral regurgitation (MR) algorithm. This week, we have another case study to present– let’s see how you quantify the severity of MR!
Mitral Regurgitation Case Study! Read More »