Endomyocardial biopsies are the gold standard for Acute Allograft Rejection detection.

The hallow arrow is pointing to which structure? graphic 40-41.jpg

If possible, stress echo findings and cath findings should be correlated and tracked.

The possibility of infection is high with intraoperative TEE.

Aortic Cannulation – What blade is used to make the incision into the aorta

Cardiac gating can be affected by:

Feasibility of mitral valve balloon valvuloplasty is determined by which criteria?

Venous Cannulation – What type of suture is placed around the cannula dn the rubber keepers

It is not necessary to planimetry the MV when assessing for a MitraClip.

Aortic Cannulation Step 4 – An incision is made into the aorta between the purse-string sutures with a #15 blade, and the metal, bevel-ended tip of the aortic cannula is placed into the arteriotomy