<div>Introduction.- Agitated saline.- Indications.- Preparation of right heart contrast agents.- Side effects.- Gelatine-preparations.- Left heart contrast agents.- Indications.- Contraindications.- Properties of left heart contrast agents.- Side effects: diagnosis and treatment.- Metabolism of contrast agents.- Preparing the contrast agent the patient for contrast injection.- Preparing the patient.- Echocardiography scanner – setting for contrast echocardiography.- Agitated saline.- left heart contrast agents.- Infusion pump for contrast echocardiography.- Indications.- Operation of the pump.- Video-Guide.- References.- LV-Function and LV disease.- LV-Volumes und Function in 2D-und 3D-Echocardiography.- Measurement of LV-Volumes und LV-Function according current guidelines.- When is accurate measurement clinically relevant?.- Limitations of non-contrast 2D- und 3D-Echocardiography.- Advantages of Contrast Echocardiography for measurement of LV volumes.- Indications for Contrast Echocardiography.- Practice of 2D Contrast Echocardiography.- Recordings.- Criteria for adequate recordings.- Step by step analysis, how to avoid pitfalls.- Normal values.- EF-measurements in cardio-oncology.- EF measurements for ICD,CRT.- LV Volumes und EF in valvular heart disease.- EF and LV volumes in patients with heart failure.- Regional LV wall motion.- Practice of 3D Contrast Echocardiography.- Indications for using contrast agents.- 3D contrast echo recordings: how to perform/trouble shooting.- Analysis/How to avoid.- Normal values .- LV-Myocardial disease and masses.- Cardiomyopathies.- LV aneurysm.- LV masses/thrombi.- At a glance.- Video-Guide.- References.- Transesophageal Contrast Echocardiography.- Anatomy of left atrial appendage (LAA).- What is relevant to the physician?.- LAA shapes: chicken wing and non-chicken wing.- What causes LAA thrombi?.- LAA thrombi basics.- Diagnostic criteria of LAA thrombi.- Conclusion.- Echocardiography scanner settings.- General principles for adequate settings.- Analysis of contrast TEE recordings.- Conclusions.- Vivid 7 dimension settings.- Vivid E9 XD clear settings.- Philips IE 33 settings.- LAA thrombi – case studies.- Variant 1.- Variant 2.- Variant 3.- Variant 4.- Spontaneous echo contrast and thrombi.- Exclusion of thrombi using contrast echocardiography.- Pericardial effusion and contrast echocardiography.- LAA occlude.- Aortic dissection.- Myxoma.- Conclusion.- Video-Guide.- References.- Coronary sonography.- Basics of coronary sonography.- Introduction.- Physiology and pathophysiology of myocardial perfusion.- Normal flow signals of coronary arteries.- Pathological flow recordings.- Coronary flow reserve.- Principle of coronary sonography.- Practice of coronary sonography.- Left coronary artery.- Left main stem.- Circumflex artery.- Right coronary artery.- Synopsis of typical scan planes.- Bypass grafts.- Coronary anomalies.- Coronary artery stenosis.- Conclusion.- Coronary flow velocity reserve (CFR).- How to perform .- CFR und FFR.- CFR measurement in the right and circumflex arteries.- Echocardiography scanner settings.- Vivid- GE.- Philips EPIQ 7.- Siemens Acuson SC 2000.- Case study.- Conclusion.- Video-Guide.- References.- Stress echocardiography.- General principles.- Indications.- Contraindications.- Pretest probability.- Selection of the stress modality.- Echocardiographic parameters of ischemia.- Ischemic cascade.- Stress echocardiography for exclusion of significant coronary stenosis.- False positive and negative findings.- Stress echocardiography and ECG.- When to repeat stress echocardiography.- Referral to coronary angiography after stress echocardiography.- Exercise stress echocardiography in 10 steps.- Assessment of indications und contraindications.- Assessment whether physical stress is the adequate stress modality.- Patient preparation.- Required echocardiography laboratory equipment and staff.- Echocardiography scanner settings.- Preparation of the contrast agent.- Exercise protocol: mandatory recordings.- Management of the patient after finishing the test.- Assessment and reporting.- Conclusion and recommendations for patient management.- Dobutamine stress echocardiography in 10 steps.- Assessment of indications und contraindications.- Assessment whether Dobutamine stress is the adequate stress modality.- Patient preparation.- Required echocardiography laboratory equipment and staff.- Preparation of Dobutamine infusion.- Preparation of the contrast agent.- Dobutamine stress protocol: mandatory recordings.- Management of the patient after finishing the test.- Assessment and reporting.- Conclusion and recommendations for patient management.- Dobutamine stress echocardiography for assessment of myocardial viability.- At a glance.- Video guide.- References.- Multi-parametric stress echocardiography.- Rationale for multi-parametric stress echocardiography.- Basics of perfusion echocardiography.- Display of myocardial perfusion.- Flash-replenishment-method.- Triggered vs continuous recording.- Quality assessment of perfusion recordings.- Characteristics of abnormal perfusion.- Artifacts in perfusion imaging.- Echocardiography scanner settings.- Analysis of the recordings.- Adenosine.- Pharmacology.- Indications und contraindications.-Regadenoson.- Conclusion.- Practice of multi-parametric stress echocardiography.- Case studies.- Normal findings.- LAD stenosis.- Reporting.- Video-Guide.- References.- Acute coronary syndrome (ACS).- Diagnostic criteria of ACS.- Role of echocardiography.- Impact of contrast echocardiography.- Safety of contrast media in ACS.- Myocardial perfusion and risk stratification during ACS.- Case study.- Myocardial perfusion and risk stratification after ACS, stunning and no-reflow.- Case study.- Myocardial rupture, perforation of coronary arteries.- Aortic dissection/rupture.- Video-Guide.- References.- EACVI Core Syllabus.- References. 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