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Balloon septal septostomy may be used in which of the following diagnosis?

Abnormal myocardial response for stress echo is___.

S’ reflects

All pharmacological agents increase myocardial contractility and heart rate.

Indications for TEE are all, except:

 Complications for TEE include all except:

Because of 3D cardiac geometry and complex myofiber orientations, there are multiple directions of strain.  They are: (more than one can apply)

According to recent data, the most important role of dobutamine infusion in patients who have severe aortic stenosis and low gradient is to assess inotropic reserve defined as:

During a TEE a person’s gag reflex is diminished and should remain NPO for 30 minutes after the study.

The bicaval operative technique for heart transplant has become more predominant over the past decade because it’s associated with better preservation of atrial morphology without the marked increase in longitudinal dimension and low risk for development of atrial thrombus.