Andrea Fields

Ultrasound
Right heart quantification awareness: Part 4
The right heart has jokingly been referred to as the organ's stepchild, with little attention paid to its size, function, and prognostic implications. In this column, Andrea Fields of CardioServ reviews the proper methods to quantify the right heart for both size and function on echocardiography.
September 18, 2017
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Ultrasound
Right heart quantification awareness: Part 3
The right heart has jokingly been referred to as the organ's stepchild, with little attention paid to its size, function, and prognostic implications. To help with this often overlooked task, this series from CardioServ will review the proper methods to quantify the right heart. Part 3 focuses on the preferred volumetric measurement methods and linear measurements for calculating the size of the right atrium.
August 1, 2017
2017 02 10 15 45 57 410 Heart 400
Ultrasound
Right heart quantification awareness: Part 2
The right heart has jokingly been referred to as the organ's stepchild, with little attention paid to its size, function, and prognostic implications. To help with this often overlooked task, this series from CardioServ will review the proper methods to quantify the right heart for both size and function.
July 18, 2017
2017 02 10 15 45 57 410 Heart 400
Ultrasound
Right heart quantification awareness: Part 1
The right heart has jokingly been referred to as the organ's stepchild, with little attention paid to its size, function, and prognostic implications. To help with this often overlooked task, a new series from CardioServ will review the proper methods to quantify the right heart for both size and function.
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2017 02 10 15 45 57 410 Heart 400
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