Adult Echocardiography Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
Loeffler endocarditis - Correct answer-A restrictive heart disease that causes
endomyocardial fibrosis with associated eosinophil levels; most common in
tropical/temperate climates
Describe normal mitral valve - Correct answer-Anterior leaflet is longer then
posterior leaflet
Most common congenital heart defect that is detected in adults - Correct answer-
Bicuspid aortic valve
When does the tricuspid valve open - Correct answer-Before the mitral valve
When does the tricuspid valve close - Correct answer-After the mitral valve closes
Dressler's syndrome - Correct answer-Pericarditis that occurs 4 weeks after a
myocardial infarction
A thin layer of ___ muscle provides support for the atrial walls - Correct answer-
Pectinate
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,A peak pressure gradient of 45mmHg across the pulmonary valve indicates -
Correct answer-Moderate stenosis
Which operator control can be used to adjust the image contrast - Correct answer-
Dynamic range
Where is the oblique sinus - Correct answer-Posterior to the left atrium
Most common cause of tricuspid regurg - Correct answer-Pulmonary hypertension
Normal left ventricular response to exercise is - Correct answer-Reduced end
systolic volume
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome - Correct answer-Ebstein anomaly is usually
associated with a secundum ASD and this
Chiari Network - Correct answer-Much thinner delicate and mobile than the
eustachian valve
New ASD is complication most commonly seen with what - Correct answer-
Balloon mitral valvotomy
Infundibulum is part of the - Correct answer-Proximal RVOT
atrial depolarization - Correct answer-P wave
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, Fabry disease - Correct answer-Develop left ventricular hypertrophy that can be
symmetric or asymmetric with hyperechoic endocardium
Tetralogy of Fallot - Correct answer-VSD overriding aorta and right ventricular
hypertrophy
Persistent Left SVC - Correct answer-Abnormal connection of the left subclavian
vein to the coronary sinus
Normal or hyper dynamic score - Correct answer-1
Hypokinesis scofe - Correct answer-2
Akinesis score - Correct answer-3
Dyskinesis or Anuerysmal score - Correct answer-4
How do you measure strain rate - Correct answer-2-3 tissue Doppler samples from
AOI
Amyloidosis - Correct answer-a metabolic disorder marked by amyloid deposits in
organs and tissue
Grape cluster mass - Correct answer-Myxoma
atrial fibrillation waveform - Correct answer-The A wave is absent
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Questions and Answers
Loeffler endocarditis - Correct answer-A restrictive heart disease that causes
endomyocardial fibrosis with associated eosinophil levels; most common in
tropical/temperate climates
Describe normal mitral valve - Correct answer-Anterior leaflet is longer then
posterior leaflet
Most common congenital heart defect that is detected in adults - Correct answer-
Bicuspid aortic valve
When does the tricuspid valve open - Correct answer-Before the mitral valve
When does the tricuspid valve close - Correct answer-After the mitral valve closes
Dressler's syndrome - Correct answer-Pericarditis that occurs 4 weeks after a
myocardial infarction
A thin layer of ___ muscle provides support for the atrial walls - Correct answer-
Pectinate
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,A peak pressure gradient of 45mmHg across the pulmonary valve indicates -
Correct answer-Moderate stenosis
Which operator control can be used to adjust the image contrast - Correct answer-
Dynamic range
Where is the oblique sinus - Correct answer-Posterior to the left atrium
Most common cause of tricuspid regurg - Correct answer-Pulmonary hypertension
Normal left ventricular response to exercise is - Correct answer-Reduced end
systolic volume
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome - Correct answer-Ebstein anomaly is usually
associated with a secundum ASD and this
Chiari Network - Correct answer-Much thinner delicate and mobile than the
eustachian valve
New ASD is complication most commonly seen with what - Correct answer-
Balloon mitral valvotomy
Infundibulum is part of the - Correct answer-Proximal RVOT
atrial depolarization - Correct answer-P wave
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, Fabry disease - Correct answer-Develop left ventricular hypertrophy that can be
symmetric or asymmetric with hyperechoic endocardium
Tetralogy of Fallot - Correct answer-VSD overriding aorta and right ventricular
hypertrophy
Persistent Left SVC - Correct answer-Abnormal connection of the left subclavian
vein to the coronary sinus
Normal or hyper dynamic score - Correct answer-1
Hypokinesis scofe - Correct answer-2
Akinesis score - Correct answer-3
Dyskinesis or Anuerysmal score - Correct answer-4
How do you measure strain rate - Correct answer-2-3 tissue Doppler samples from
AOI
Amyloidosis - Correct answer-a metabolic disorder marked by amyloid deposits in
organs and tissue
Grape cluster mass - Correct answer-Myxoma
atrial fibrillation waveform - Correct answer-The A wave is absent
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