Cases: diseases of the bile system

In this case, a 19 y/o patient presents with shortness of breath and heart failure. An echo quickly shows hypertrophy, but the cause is rather rare - it's Danon's disease. Watch this video to not only find out what this is, but also how cardiac MRI and speckle tracking can be used to find fibrosis.

In this clip Prof. Thomas Binder, MD discusses problems you might face when measuring pressure half-time to assess mitral stenosis.

The Valsalva maneuver has been around a long time and in this video, you will learn its usefulness in echocardiography.

This is the case of a patient with carcinoid heart disease from his liver tumor, and who developed pulmonic stenosis and right ventricular problems.