…Rheumatic heart disease can occur at any age and multiple valve lesions are common (typically the aortic and mitral valve). Rheumatic heart disease is rare…

…The pulmonary, aortic and mitral valve must also be evaluated, particularly in the setting of rheumatic valvular disease. The regurgitation is considered severe if the…

…following: The aortic valve is easy to visualize and image quality is typically high in multiple views. The diameter of the aortic valve is relatively…

…is rare. Lesions may be solitary or multiple and typically measure approximately 5–25 mm in diameter and 4–30 mm in depth. PAU is…

…the anatomical complexity of CAD, particularly in patients with multivessel disease or left main coronary artery disease . It integrates multiple variables, including the number of…

…of CCTA is its ability to exclude significant anatomical CAD with high sensitivity and a high negative predictive value, particularly when disease prevalence is low…

…a liquid approach a circular opening. The flow profile gradually assumes the shape of a hemisphere with multiple layers. Flow velocity is equal within each…

…in on regions of interest; e.g the aortic valve can be zoomed in to study its anatomy and function. Zooming in improves the resolution…

…multiple myxomas. Papillary fibroelastoma Papillary fibroelastoma is benign primary tumors affecting adults. These tumors most often occur in the aortic valve and the mitral valve…

…g skeleton, calcifications, mechanical heart valves) and reflect virtually all sound waves, leaving too few waves to explore the area behind the reflector. This results…