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A patient presents to the echo lab for a routine follow-up of aortic stenosis. The image below is the patient’s aortic valve velocity. Estimate the max pressure gradient. 

Click the area where a Type B dissection would occur. 

In fetal cardiac development, the bulbus cordis will eventually form the _______________.

Which of the following is not considered an infiltrative cardiomyopathy?

A 54-year-old female patient is referred for a transthoracic echocardiogram due to reported palpitations and occasional premature atrial contractions (PACs) noted on her ECG. During the echocardiogram, which of the following findings is most likely to be observed in a patient with frequent PACs?

Choose the correct formula for the Bernoulli Equation. 

A patient presents with atrial fibrillation. When Doppler is performed on the echo, it will show no ____ wave. 

On EKG, this abnormality causes a “saw-tooth” pattern:

All of the following are components of Beck’s Triad EXCEPT:

________________ affects the whole heart and impedes diastolic filling.