CCI ECHO COMPREHENSIVE
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY REVIEW SHEET
FULL SOLUTIONS
●● The coronary Arteries come off the?
Answer: Sinuses of Valsalva
●● What is the structure under the arch?
Answer: Right Pulmonary Artery
●● The formula for calculating EF is:
Answer: EDV-ESV / EDV x 100
●● Stroke Volume
Answer: EDV-ESV
●● The LA dimension is measured on M=mode during?
Answer: End -systole
●● Where are the pulmonary veins located?
Answer: Can be seen in Apical 4 chamber w/inferior angulation.
,●● How do you bring in the RVIT in PLAX?
Answer: Angle Medial and Inferior from Aortic Root. TV
●● How do you bring in the RVOT in PLAX?
Answer: Angle Lateral and Superior from Aortic root. PV
●● Where is the Chiari Network located?
Answer: RA
●● Where is the aortic isthmus located?
Answer: Area between the left subclavian and the ductus
arteriosus(where most coarctations occur)Sinus of Valsalva is the most
common area of dissections).
●● The ____ is the most anterior chamber of the heart?
Answer: RV
●● Pulmonary artery is _____, _____
Answer: anterior, superior
●● The Eustachian valve is located in the?
Answer: IVC
,●● Can you see the moderator band in the PLAX?
Answer: No- Moderator band is located in the RV
●● Where does the moderator band extend?
Answer: From the lower intraventricular septum to the anterior wall
where it joins the papillary muscle.
●● Spontaneous chordal rupture more often occurs on which leaflet of
the Mitral Valve?
Answer: Posterior
Also psterior medial papillary muscle
Single blood supply to posterior wall
●● The heart tube normally loops?
Answer: Anterior and to the right
●● Where is the coronary sinus located in relation to the descending
aorta
Answer: The coronary sinus is located anterior to the descending aorta.
If the coronary sinus is dilated, it can be mistaken for the descending
aorta.
, ●● How would you angle to view the coronary sinus in the apical four
chamber view?
Answer: From the apical four chamber you you would angle inferior in
order to visualize the coronary sinus, which is located posterior to the
mitral annulus.
●● Why is it important to know the location of the coronary sinus and
the descending aorta?
Answer: Pericardial Effusions lie posterior to the coronary sinus and
anterior to the descending aorta.
Pleural effusions lie posterior to the descending aorta.
●● What is another name for the RVOT?
Answer: Infundibulum
●● Where is the coronary sinus located in the parasternal long axis
view?
Answer: The coronary sinus lies in the posterior AV groove. This groove
is located between the LA and LV walls and lies posterior to be MV. In
the parasternal long axis view, the coronary sinus can sometimes be seen
as a small echo free circle.
●● What would cause the coronary sinus to become dilated?
Answer: The coronary sinus dialates due to increased pressure in the
RA, increased flow to coronary sinus.
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY REVIEW SHEET
FULL SOLUTIONS
●● The coronary Arteries come off the?
Answer: Sinuses of Valsalva
●● What is the structure under the arch?
Answer: Right Pulmonary Artery
●● The formula for calculating EF is:
Answer: EDV-ESV / EDV x 100
●● Stroke Volume
Answer: EDV-ESV
●● The LA dimension is measured on M=mode during?
Answer: End -systole
●● Where are the pulmonary veins located?
Answer: Can be seen in Apical 4 chamber w/inferior angulation.
,●● How do you bring in the RVIT in PLAX?
Answer: Angle Medial and Inferior from Aortic Root. TV
●● How do you bring in the RVOT in PLAX?
Answer: Angle Lateral and Superior from Aortic root. PV
●● Where is the Chiari Network located?
Answer: RA
●● Where is the aortic isthmus located?
Answer: Area between the left subclavian and the ductus
arteriosus(where most coarctations occur)Sinus of Valsalva is the most
common area of dissections).
●● The ____ is the most anterior chamber of the heart?
Answer: RV
●● Pulmonary artery is _____, _____
Answer: anterior, superior
●● The Eustachian valve is located in the?
Answer: IVC
,●● Can you see the moderator band in the PLAX?
Answer: No- Moderator band is located in the RV
●● Where does the moderator band extend?
Answer: From the lower intraventricular septum to the anterior wall
where it joins the papillary muscle.
●● Spontaneous chordal rupture more often occurs on which leaflet of
the Mitral Valve?
Answer: Posterior
Also psterior medial papillary muscle
Single blood supply to posterior wall
●● The heart tube normally loops?
Answer: Anterior and to the right
●● Where is the coronary sinus located in relation to the descending
aorta
Answer: The coronary sinus is located anterior to the descending aorta.
If the coronary sinus is dilated, it can be mistaken for the descending
aorta.
, ●● How would you angle to view the coronary sinus in the apical four
chamber view?
Answer: From the apical four chamber you you would angle inferior in
order to visualize the coronary sinus, which is located posterior to the
mitral annulus.
●● Why is it important to know the location of the coronary sinus and
the descending aorta?
Answer: Pericardial Effusions lie posterior to the coronary sinus and
anterior to the descending aorta.
Pleural effusions lie posterior to the descending aorta.
●● What is another name for the RVOT?
Answer: Infundibulum
●● Where is the coronary sinus located in the parasternal long axis
view?
Answer: The coronary sinus lies in the posterior AV groove. This groove
is located between the LA and LV walls and lies posterior to be MV. In
the parasternal long axis view, the coronary sinus can sometimes be seen
as a small echo free circle.
●● What would cause the coronary sinus to become dilated?
Answer: The coronary sinus dialates due to increased pressure in the
RA, increased flow to coronary sinus.
