Introduction Infective endocarditis (IE) is a serious infection of the heart that, despite advances in diagnosis and treatment, is associated with in-hospital and 1-year mortalities of approximately 20% and 40%, respectively. IE is also associated with major morbidity with embolic…
Introduction Echocardiography is an essential tool in the evaluation and management of patients with prosthetic valves. Its use requires an understanding of valve design, normal prosthetic appearance and function, imaging artifacts introduced by valve elements, and the spectrum of valve…
LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Understand the general principles and specific imaging techniques involved in screening for mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER). 2. Understand the imaging sequence and specific goals of intraprocedural imaging at each stage in TEER. 3. Recognize procedural complications…