Advanced

Target audience

Physicians and other healthcare professionals.

Availability

6 months.

Transthoracic echocardiography

This course is like your starting point for diving into transthoracic echocardiography. You will gain essential basics, with a focus on parasternal, apical, and subcostal views. We will cover the primary measurements critical for accurate echocardiographic assessments, enabling you to confidently integrate these skills into your practice.

Chapters

Echocardiography

• Introduction
• Parasternal long axis
• Parasternal short axis
• Apical 4-chamber
      - Mitral valve
      - Assessment of diastolic function
      - Ejection fraction
      - Tricuspid valve
      - Right ventricular function
• Apical 5-chamber
      - Aortic valve
      - Stroke volume & cardiac output
• Apical 2-chamber & 3-chamber
• Subcostal
      - 4C & inferior vena cava

Ultrasound parasternal

• Left ventricle dimensions & aorta
• Left ventricle levels & aortic level
• Left ventricle outflow tract

Ultrasound apical

• Overview
• Mitral valve
• Tricuspid valve
• Right ventricular function
• Aortic valve
• Stroke volume & cardiac output
• Ejection fraction
• Apical 3-chamber

Ultrasound subcostal

• Subcostal

Cases

• Case 1
• Case 2
• Case 3
• Case 4
• Case 5

The course is approved by Ai Phi Thuy Ho, senior consultant in cardiology.