Clinical Uses of Echocardiography
| 2-D Echo | Transesophageal Echocardiography |
|---|---|
| Cardiac chambers: size, hypertrophy, wall motion abnormalities | Superior to 2-D echo to identify: Infective endocarditis |
| Valves: morphology and motion | Cardiac source of embolism |
| Pericardium: effusion, tamponade | Prosthetic valve dysfunction |
| Aorta: aneurysm, dissection | Aortic dissection |
| Assess intracardiac masses | |
| Doppler Echocardiography | Stress Echocardiography |
| Valvular stenosis and regurgitation | Assess myocardial ischemia and viability |
| Intracardiac shunts | |
| Diastolic filling/dysfunction | |
| Approximate intracardiac pressures |