Tag: TAPSE

EDE 3: TAPSE for Pulmonary Embolus with Dr. Tom Jelic

Steve Socransky • January 7, 2016 • 0 Comments

This was the subject of a post this summer. Andrea Unger introduced us to TAPSE at EDE 3 Sun Peaks last year. Definitely seems to have some utility in that possible PE case when you’re just not sure about RV free wall contractility. See the video for Tom’s review of the article by Lobo et […]

Say this 3 times fast… “Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion”

Steve Socransky • July 9, 2015 • 0 Comments

At the last EDE 3, Dr Andrea Unger presented the parasternal short axis view and some newer Cardiac EDE concepts. Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion was one of them, a term which I am hard-pressed to remember! Its acronym, TAPSE, is easier to recall, but Andrea wisely renamed this entity as “Base Jump”. While working […]