Michael Castaldo

BCh, BAO

Investigator, BC Children's Hospital
Neonatologist, BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre

Targeted Neonatal echocardiography (TnECHO) offers a non-invasive assessment of cardiovascular health and illustrates the underlying pathophysiology otherwise unseen. The practice of TnECHO has become rapidly disseminated in Canadian NICU’s and is now considered standard of care, in certain situations, in some centers. Our goal is to evaluate and demonstrate the presumed benefits of TnECHO relate to clarification of cardiovascular physiology, earlier identification of disease states, more focused cardiovascular decision making and avoidance of treatment in certain situations.