Core Competencies | Cardiac Pathology |
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“Know the techniques to quantify cardiac chamber sizes and evaluate left and right ventricular systolic and diastolic function and hemodynamics.” “Know the characteristic findings of cardiomyopathies” | Left ventricular dilation Left ventricular systolic dysfunction Left ventricular wall motion abnormalities |
“Know the techniques to assess pulmonary artery pressure and diseases of the right heart.” | Right ventricular dilation Right ventricular systolic dysfunction Pulmonary hypertension |
“Know the echocardiographic findings of pericardial disease, pericardial effusion, and pericardial constriction.” | Pericardial constriction Pericardial effusion Pericardial tamponade |
“Know the use of echocardiographic and Doppler data to evaluate native and prosthetic valve function and diseases.” | Aortic stenosis Aortic regurgitation Mitral stenosis Mitral regurgitation Prosthetic valve dysfunction (eg stenosis, regurgitation, or patient-prosthetic mismatch) |
“Know the techniques to evaluate diseases of the aorta.” | Aortic dilation Aortic dissection |
“Know the characteristic findings of basic adult congenital heart disease.” | Presence of adult congenital heart disease |
“Know the techniques to evaluate cardiac masses and suspected endocarditis.” “Know the indications for, and the echocardiographic findings in, patients with known or suspected cardioembolic events.” | Valvular mass/thrombus Cardiac chamber mass/thrombus |