CARD 220 — Echocardiography II
This course is a continuation of the principles learned in CARD-170. The echocar diography student will learn more detailed applications for the use of Doppler ultrasound and in the determination of systolic and diastolic dysfunction; review disease pathologies such as cardiac tumors; and learn performance techniques for the evaluation of pericardial disease. Students will also be introduced to the echo findings commonly associated with of congenital heart disease in the adult and child. An introduction to advanced applications associated with of echocardiography will include: Transesophageal Echo (TEE), stress echo, vascular ultrasound, contrast echocardiography use and 3 -D echocardiography. Prerequisite(s): CARD-165, CARD-170 Corequisite(s): none