Echocardiography

's apex at bottom. The trace in the lower left shows the cardiac cycle and the red mark the time in the cardiac cycle that the image was captured.. The trace in the lower left shows the cardiac cycle and the red mark the time in the cardiac cycle that the image was captured. Colors are used to represent the velocity and direction of blood flow.An echocardiogram is a sonography of the heart. Also known as a cardiac ultrasound, it uses standard ultrasound techniques to image two-dimensional slices of the heart. The latest ultrasound systems now employ 3D real-time imaging.In addition to creating two-dimensional pictures of the cardiovascular system, an echocardiogram can also produce accurate assessment of the velocity of blood and cardiac tissue at any arbitrary point using pulsed or continuous wave doppler ultrasound. This allows assessment of cardiac valve areas and function, any abnormal communications between the left and right side of the heart, any leaking of blood through the valves , and calculation of the cardiac output as well as the Ejection fraction.Echocardiography was an early medical application of ultrasound. Echocardiography was also the first application of intravenous contrast-enhanced ultrasound. This technique injects gas-filled microbubbles into the venous system to improve tissue and blood delineation. Contrast is also currently being evaluated for its effectiveness in evaluating myocardial perfusion. It can also be used with Doppler ultrasound to improve flow-related measurements .Echocardiography is usually performed by cardiologists or cardiac sonographers. (From the Wikpedia article Echocardiography.)

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Recent Publications on Echocardiography:
Hemodynamic impact of a positive end-expiratory pressure setting in acute respiratory distress syndrome: Importance of the volume status* OBJECTIVE:: The hemodynamic impact of positive end-expiratory pressure in...	21st November, 2009		Crit Care Med. 2009 Nov 18. DOI Direct Link
A New Tool for Automatic Assessment of Segmental Wall Motion, Based on Longitudinal 2D Strain: A Multicenter Study by the Israeli Echocardiography Research Group. BACKGROUND: -Identification and quantification of segmental left...	21st November, 2009	1 Soroka University Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel;	Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2009 Nov 19. DOI Direct Link
Exercise stress echocardiography for the study of the pulmonary circulation. Exercise stress tests have been used for the diagnosis of pulmonary...	21st November, 2009	Italy.	Eur Respir J. 2009 Nov 19. DOI Direct Link
Right atrial size and deformation in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy. AIMS: To evaluate right atrial (RA) morphology and deformation in patients...	21st November, 2009	Department of Cardiology, Second University of Naples, Via G. Martucci 35,	Eur J Heart Fail. 2009 Dec;11(12):1169-1177. DOI Direct Link
Validation of a New Score for the Assessment of Mitral Stenosis Using Real-Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiography. BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to validate a new real-time...	21st November, 2009		J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2009 Nov 16. DOI Direct Link
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Press Releases About Echocardiography:
Lives Compromised and Patient Access Limited with New Cuts to Medicare	24th November, 2009	The American Society of Echocardiography	Media Contact: Katy Funk 410-821-8220 katyf@imre.com SOURCE The American Society of Echocardiography
Reportlinker Adds Medical Ultrasound Equipment - A Global Market Perspective	18th November, 2009	Reportlinker	NEW YORK, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. Medical Ultrasound Equipment - A Global Market Perspective http://www
New Genomic Test for Coronary Artery Disease Now Available at The Heart & Vascular Center of Arizona	17th November, 2009	Heart & Vascular Center of Arizona	PHOENIX, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The Heart & Vascular Center of Arizona today announced the availability of Corus(TM) CAD, the first and only gene expression test to quantify the likelihood of
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NBA's Ronny Turiaf Joins Forces with Heart Group to Promote Heart Health	9th June, 2009	The American Society of Echocardiography	Turiaf shares personal story on how echo saved his life WASHINGTON, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Golden State Warriors player Ronny Turiaf announced a partnership with the American Society of

BioNews Results for Echocardiography:
My first 'quick echo' in the ICU	Irish Medical Times:  Nov 21 2009 1:08AM Matching: echocardiography
Biological markers of cardiac damage are not related to measures of cardiac systolic and diastolic function using cardiovascular magnetic resonance and echocardiography following an acute bout of prolonged endurance exercise.	MDLinx:  Nov 20 2009 12:09PM Matching: echocardiography
Changing the CRT Clinical Pathway with 3D Ultrasound	Diagnostic & Invasive Cardiology:  Nov 19 2009 1:07AM Matching: echocardiography
Infarction: New infarction study findings have been reported by researchers at RIKEN	NewsRX:  Nov 19 2009 2:21PM Matching: echocardiography
New Genomic Test for Coronary Artery Disease Now Available at The Heart & Vascular Center of Arizona	Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network:  Nov 19 2009 4:49AM Matching: echocardiography
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Echocardiography Patents:
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Companies working in the area of Echocardiography from Bioportfolio's Biocorporate database :
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SonoSite Less than two years after launching the world's first all-digital, hand-carried ultrasound system, in April 2001 SonoSite introduced the SonoSite 180PLUS system -- putting full-featured diagnostic... www.sonosite.com/        View full profile
Gentiae Clinical Research Gentiae is a provider of cardiovascular core laboratory services including electrocardiography (ECG), Holter, echocardiography (ECHO) and angiography. As a spin-off from the Ischemia Research and... www.gentiae.com        View full profile
The Austin Diagnostic Clinic ADC was the first clinic in Austin to have available in-house diagnostic radiology and a clinical laboratory. We were the first to offer nuclear scanning, out-patient stress testing, echocardiography... www.ADCLINIC.COM/        View full profile
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