Impact of Appropriate Use Criteria for Transthoracic Echocardiography in Valvular Heart Disease on Clinical Outcomes

The association between appropriate use criteria for transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and clinical outcomes is unknown for patients with valvular heart disease (VHD). The aim of this study was to identify the association of TTE appropriateness with downstream cardiac tests and clinical outcomes in patients with VHD over 365  days.

Source: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography - September 2, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jennifer M. Amadio, Zachary Bouck, Atul Sivaswamy, Cherry Chu, Peter C. Austin, David Dudzinski, Gillian C. Nesbitt, Jeremy Edwards, Kibar Yared, Brian Wong, Mark Hansen, Adina Weinerman, Paaladinesh Thavendiranathan, Amer M. Johri, Harry Rakowski, Michae Source Type: research