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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.

Guided endomyocaridal biopsy is primarily used to diagnose which of the following abnormalities?

Which wall segment is this and which coronary artery feeds it? 60.png

Although the mitral valve area does not change with exercise, the increase in cardiac output and heart rate will result in a marked increase in the transmitral gradient, LA pressure, and pulmonary artery pressure.

When assessing a patient for a MitraClip, it is important to assess:

Dobutamine dosage is calculated by the patient’s _________.

Echocardiographic evaluation demonstrates all but which of the following characteristics of a successful balloon septostomy?

The LifeVest is used for:

As defined in the ASE guidelines for Quantification of Native Valve Regurgitation, Nyquist settings for color Doppler assessment of cardiac valves should be: