Tag Archives: transthoracic
May 2008 Br J Cardiol 2008;15:151–4
Performing a comprehensive echocardiogram study: audit of adherence to the British Society of Echocardiography minimum dataset guidelines
Lindsey Tilling, Ariana González Gómez, Juan Gros Otero, Harald Becher
Introduction Echocardiography plays a major role in the investigation of heart disease.1 The British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) Education Committee published a minimum dataset for performing a standard adult transthoracic echocardiogram in 2005. The intended benefits of these recommendations are to “support cardiologists and echocardiographers to develop local protocols and quality control programs for adult transthoracic study; promote quality by defining a ‘minimum dataset’ of descriptive terms and measurements and systematic approach to constructing a report; facilitate the accurate comparison of serial echocardiograms perform
April 2002 Br J Cardiol 2002;9:223-5
Patent foramen ovale, a normal variant or a congenital abnormality requiring treatment?
Mark S Turner, Anthony P Salmon, Gareth Thomas, Andrew J Marshall
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