Purpose: Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) is estimated to affect over 20 million people worldwide, the vast majority being children in developing countries. Conventionally, auscultation has been used for ...

To continue the discussion of a weak heart, congestive heart failure, it’s necessary to describe the main imaging tool used to establish the diagnosis. The echocardiogram is an elegant procedure that ...

Cardiothoracic imaging techniques are those used to visualize the heart and surrounding structures. Examples of imaging techniques that are used to screen patients for particular diseases include ...

Heart disease often develops silently over many years, and waiting for symptoms to appear can be dangerous. While many people focus solely on cholesterol numbers, experts say it’s important to go ...

ABOVE: An echocardiogram from the patient shows that the left side of the heart has severely thickened mitral valve leaflets (white arrow). LEFT: In this echocardiogram with color Doppler applied, the ...