From probe to patient: understanding echocardiography in structural heart disease

Facilitators: D. Creber, K. Wilson

Summary

Build foundational knowledge of echocardiography in structural heart disease. This session covers basic principles, diagnostic approaches correlating symptoms with valvular disease, and the vital role of echocardiography in post-procedural assessment and follow-up.

Learning Objectives

  • To understand the basic principles of echocardiography
  • To build foundational knowledge of echocardiography relevant to structural heart disease
  • To understand the role of echocardiography in post-procedural assessment and the relevance for nurse and physiology-led follow up

Presentations available when logged in:

  • Welcome and session objectives
  • Echocardiography essentials
  • Echocardiography and symptoms correlation in aortic stenosis and mitral regurgitation: “a diagnostic approach”
  • The role of echo in post-procedural assessment of structural interventions