title: Simulation for transthoracic echocardiography of aortic valve.
abstract: Simulation allows interactive transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) learning using a virtual three-dimensional model of the heart and may aid in the acquisition of the cognitive and technical skills needed to perform TTE. The ability to link probe manipulation, cardiac anatomy, and echocardiographic images using a simulator has been shown to be an effective model for training anesthesiology residents in transesophageal echocardiography. A proposed alternative to real-time reality patient-based learning is simulation-based training that allows anesthesiologists to learn complex concepts and procedures, especially for specific structures such as aortic valve.
authors.affiliation: Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease and Director, Heart Station/Echocardiography Laboratories, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
authors.forename: Navin C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Nanda
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Apollo Indraprastha Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Kapur
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Anaesthesia, CTC, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Poonam Malhotra
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Kapoor
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008348:Manikins; D008954:Models, Biological