Cardiac Echo – Indications

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  • valve stenosis / regurgitation (+ prosthesis)
  • aortic aneurysms / dissection
  • infective endocarditis (vegetations > 2 mm)
  • cardiomyopathies (+ SAM)
  • pericardial effusion
  • masses within heart
  • Ischaemic Heart Disease complications
  • congenital heart disease

Rameh V, Kossaify A. Appropriate Use Criteria in Echocardiography: An Observational Institutional Study with the Perspective of a Quality Improvement Project. Clin Med Insights Cardiol. 2016;10:23-28. Published 2016 Feb 16. doi:10.4137/CMC.S36504

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