Stress Echocardiography is of increasing importance as a safe and cost effective technique, particularly since the introduction of the recent NICE guidance for the management of chest pain.

 

This one day course will cover all aspects of providing a stress echo service. Topics will include:

 

1. Evidence behind the technique
    

2. Choice of stressor and stress protocol
    

3. Use of contrast
    

4. Stress Echo in ischaemic heart disease
    

5. Stress Echo in Heart Failure
    

6. Stress Echo in Valve disease
    

7. Perfusion Stress Echo
    

8. Quantification of stress echo
    

9. The role of 4D in stress echo
    

10. Tips for setting up your service
     

11. Sonographer led stress echo
     

12. .......and lots of cases