This educational activity will explain the important use of echocardiography in the assessment of the right heart. Show the key echo techniques and tools used to evaluate the right heart. Review current guidelines for the evaluation and quantification of the right heart structures. ...CVSP012VILT
This educational activity will explain the use of stress echocardiography in patient assement. Show the key echo techniques and tools used to perform a stress echocardiogram. Review current guidelines for the use of stress echo. Virtual training is a facilitator-led, live online...CVSP013VILT
This lecture is designed for the sonographer to understand the different aspects of prosthetic valves. Demonstrate the importance of Doppler evaluation of these devices. Show how to evaluate a prosthetic valve using echocardiography. Virtual training is a facilitator-led, live online...CVSP010VILT
This will be a comprehensive overview on the basics of 3D technology and how the principles apply to 3DTEE. The various 3D modes will be discussed with a specific focus on which mode to be used when. There will also be a discussion on image optimization and multi-beat acquisition for 3DTEE....CVSP028VILT
This session will cover the “surgeons view” of the mitral valve on 3DTEE. The attendee will appreciate the value of the surgeon’s view and how it is acquired. A variety of cases will illustrate the value of 3DTEE in understanding mechanisms of mitral regurgitation. Virtual training is...CVSP032VILT
This educational activity will review the importance of understanding the use of echocardiography to evaluate the aortic valve. This class will review fundamental two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiographic views for the qualitative assessment of normal and pathological aortic valve echo-...CVSP049VILT
This session will cover identification of patients who are suitable candidates for the mitraclip. There will be a specific focus on the pre-procedural evaluation by 3DTEE. Virtual...CVSP034VILT
A variety of cases illustrating patients not suitable for the clip procedure will also be discussed.
Most TAVR sites use CT for Aortic Root sizing. CT sizing can be inaccurate, for example in the presence of motion artifact, use of improper phase of the cardiac cycle, and due to the need of contrast it also could pose serious risk in kidney patients. This module gives insight how to size the...CVSP038VILT
Approximately 50% of severe AS patients in the United States don’t get to surgical or catheter-based treatment due to improper Aortic Valve echo assessment. Both acquisition and interpretation are responsible, an inherent deficiency of 2D imaging of a 3-dimensional structure. This module goes...CVSP042VILT
This interactive virtual learning course discussed the growing population of patients with genetically based HOCM and appropriate evaluation with clinical echocardiography. Conventional and emerging methods using global longitudinal strain are part of this learning module. Virtual...CVSP023VILT
This interactive virtual learning course discusses a patient’s journey from acute to progressive heart failure, including discussion of how implantation of hemodynamic assist devices may be best evaluated by echocardiography and associated direct invasive methods. Virtual training is a...CVSP016VILT
This educational activity will review the importance of understanding the use of two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography in the evaluation of systolic anterior motion (SAM) and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO). This class will review how...CVSP066VILT
This section will cover a host of topics such as pericardial disease, pulmonary arterial hypertension, sepsis, perioperative management, stress testing and many other topics to which strain is emerging to be a beneficial adjunctive tool. Virtual training is a facilitator-led, live online...CVSP008VILT
There has been a gradual transition in the epidemiology of mitral stenosis (MS) in the Western world, with rheumatic disease in rapid decline and increasing recognition of degenerative mitral annular calcification (MAC)–related MS in the elderly. While valvuloplasty remains a well-known...CVSP113VILT
With transcatheter therapy becoming an ever-increasing role in the Echo Lab, proper evaluation post-TAVR and Mitra-clip becomes an integral part in the patient's care. Thorough knowledge of both the nuances of TAVR and Mitral clip are now necessary for post-TAVR and post Mitra Clip imaging. This...CVSP115VILT
Compared to native valves, echocardiographic evaluation of prosthetic heart valves (PHV) is certainly more complex, both for the examination and the interpretation. In clinical practice, a comprehensive approach that integrates several parameters of valve morphology and function assessed with 2D...CVSP116VILT
This session will be a comprehensive overview on how 3DTEE helps in the identification and procedural guidance of PVL closure. A variety of cases of PVLs involving both bioprosthetic and mechanical valves will be discussed. The attendee will also appreciate “which 3D mode to be used when””...CVSP030VILT
This educational activity will explain the important use of echocardiography in the assessment of diastolic dysfunction. Show the key echo techniques and tools used to evaluate diastolic dysfunction and left atrial pressure. Review current guidelines for the evaluation and quantification of...CVSP001VILT
The cardiomyopathy course will focus on the key cardiomyopathic condition to which strain has evidence based medicine data. This module will also outline the steps to develop and maintain an active strain protocol in your institution. Virtual training is a facilitator-led, live online...CVSP005VILT
The valvular disease pathway will focus on valvular conditions to which strain has both predictive and prognostic implications. This module will also include discussion regarding the role of strain in novel, minimally invasive valvular corrective procedures (eg. TAVR, Mitra-Clip) Virtual...CVSP006VILT
This 90 minute program will discuss the use of GLS in non the COVID 19 patient population. CVSP111VILT
Alcohol septal ablation (ASA) has become an alternative to surgical myectomy in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy since it was first introduced in 1994 by Sigwart. The procedure alleviates symptoms by producing a limited infarction of the upper interventricular septum, resulting in a...CVSP114VILT
Virtual training is a facilitator-led, live online learning event that is delivered in a virtual environment. Participants can be geographically dispersed and also individually connected. Each learner uses their own computer or other compatible device. Virtual training is synchronous, meaning...CV130VILT
Left atrial (LA) function is an important contributor to overall heart function. Quantitative assessment of LA mechanical function has been limited. LA speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) may improve the understanding of atrial mechanical function. Components of left atrial mechanical...CVSP025VILT
Assessment of right ventricular (RV) systolic performance has been limited to conventional echocardiographic techniques such as M-mode and TDI. Speckle Tracking Echocardiography (STE) strain imaging may improve the overall assessment and understanding of RV performance. This module will include...CVSP026VILT
This session will be a comprehensive overview on how 3DTEE helps in identifying suitable patients for LAA occlusion therapies. The complex 3D anatomy of the LAA will be discussed. The interventional guidance for LAA occlusion with percutaneous devices will be covered. The attendee will also...CVSP031VILT
This interactive virtual learning course is for both physicians and sonographers with experience and understanding of basic TEE imaging and techniques. Presentation of case and pathology scenarios are combined with interactive discussion, and include experiential algorithms for assessment of...CVSP036VILT
This educational activity will review the importance of understanding the different types of cardiac masses seen by echocardiography. This class will review key echo features of the different types of cardiac masses. The participant will also have an understanding of the normal anatomical...CVSP002VILT
This educational activity will review the importance of understanding the use of Doppler echocardiography to measure pressures within the heart noninvasively. This class will review different hemodynamic formulas for calculating pressures. Explain how to use the calculated pressures to help make...CVSP003VILT
Virtual training is a facilitator-led, live online learning event that is delivered in a virtual environment. Participants can be geographically dispersed and also individually connected. Each learner uses their own computer or other compatible device. Virtual training is synchronous, meaning...CV131VILT
Virtual training is a facilitator-led, live online learning event that is delivered in a virtual environment. Participants can be geographically dispersed and also individually connected. Each learner uses their own computer or other compatible device. Virtual training is synchronous, meaning...CV100VILT
