Pulmonary Valve and Artery Outline

Anatomy & Function

• Objectives
• Anatomy & Function
• Pulmonary Valve
• RVOT
• Pulmonary Artery
  

Standard Views

• Overview of Standard and Non-Standard Views
• Midesophageal RV Inflow-Outflow View
• Midesophageal Aortic Valve Short Axis View
• Midesophageal Ascending Aorta Short Axis View
• Upper Esophageal Aortic Short Axis View

Non-Standard Views  

• Midesophageal Ascending Aorta Long Axis View
• Midesophageal Pulmonary Artery Long Axis View
• Transgastric Right Ventricular Outflow View
• Deep Transgastric Right Ventricular Outflow View

Echocardiographic Evaluation

• 2D
• M Mode/Doppler

Pulmonary Regurgitation

• Etiology
• 2D TEE Assessment
• CFD Assessment
  • Vena Contracta
  • Jet Depth
  • Jet Width
• CWD Assessment
  • Spectral Envelope Density
  • Regurgitant Jet Slope/PHT
• Regurgitant Volume/Fraction by CE
• Regurgitant Volume/Fraction by PISA
• Summary of Pulmonary Regurgitation Assessment
• Pulmonary Regurgitation Treatment

Pulmonary Stenosis

• Etiology
• 2D TEE Assessment
• M Mode
• Continuous Wave Doppler
  • Pulmonary Valve Gradient
  • Pulmonary Valve Area
  • Pulmonary Artery Systolic Pressure
  • Pulmonary Artery Diastolic Pressure
  • Mean Pulmonary Artery Pressure

Other Diseases

• Pulmonary Hypertension
• Endocarditis
• Pulmonary Artery Dilation
• Carcinoid
• Aorto-Pulmonary Fistulas/Patent Ductus Arteriosus
• Pulmonary Tumors
• Ross Procedure
• Quantitative Doppler
• Cardiac Output
• Shunt Fraction
• Summary
• Further Reading