Successful Accreditation in Echocardiography – A Self–Assessment Guide

Sanjay Banypersad, MBChB, BMedSci (Hons), MRCP (UK), The Heart Hospital, London, UK Keith Pearce, Chief Cardiac Physiologist, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, UK With a Foreword by: Dr. Simon Ray, Past-President of the BSE and Cardiology Consultant, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, UK

Foreword, vii Preface, viii Acknowledgements, ix Abbreviations, x 1 Basic Physics and Anatomy Questions, 1 Answers, 6 2 The Aortic Valve Questions, 14 Answers, 19 3 Left Ventricular Assessment Questions, 27 Answers, 34 4 The Mitral Valve Questions, 44 Answers, 49 5 Right Ventricular Assessment Questions, 57 Answers, 62 6 Prosthetic Valves and Endocarditis Questions, 70 Answers, 75 7 Pericardial Disease and Cardiac Masses Questions, 82 Answers, 87 8 Adult Congenital Heart Disease Questions, 94 Answers, 99 9 Video Questions Case 1, 106 Case 2, 109 Case 3, 111 Case 4, 115 Case 5, 119 Case 6, 122 Case 7, 125 Case 8, 130 Case 9, 133 Case 10, 137 Case 11, 140 Case 12, 145 Case 13, 149 Case 14, 152 Case 15, 161 Case 16, 168 Case 17, 172 Case 18, 175 Case 19, 177 Case 20, 181 Video Answers, 186 Index, 196 COMPANION WEBSITE This book is accompanied by a companion website: www.accreditationechocardiography.com The website includes: 89 interactive Multiple-Choice Questions 193 Videoclips