How can common errors in left heart echocardiography be avoided? An expert proposalby the German Working Group of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Echocardiography is the most commonly used imaging modality in cardiology and serves as a crucial first step in diagnosis and therapeutic decision making. This expert proposal aims to address methodological requirements in order to make the correct diagnosis and prevent diagnoses from being overlooked due to improper use.
Source: Clinical Research in Cardiology
Authors: Andreas Hagendorff, Stephan Stöbe, Andreas Helfen, Fabian Knebel, Ertunc Altiok, Wolfgang Fehske, Tarek Bekfani, Ole-A. Breithardt, Aydan Ewers, Ali Hamadanchi, Henrik ten Freyhaus, Dariush Haghi, Jan Knierim, Sebastian Kruck, Karsten Lenk, Joscha Kandels, Nicolas Merke, Raluca-Ileana Mincu, Elena Romero Dorta, Tobias Ruf, Christoph Sinning, Jens-Gerrit Kluge, Roland Brandt, Maximilian von Roeder, Jens-Uwe Voigt, Sebastian Ewen, Bernhard Haring
Institutions: University Hospital Leipzig, Krankenhaus St. Elisabeth und St. Barbara, Katholisches Klinikum Lünen/Werne , St.-Marien-Hospital Lünen, Sana Klinikum Lichtenberg, Universitätsklinikum Aachen, Cologne University of Music, Klinik für Herzchirurgie Karlsruhe, University Hospital Magdeburg, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, University of Cologne, Heidelberg University, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, University of Duisburg-Essen, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Universität Hamburg, German Centre for Cardiovascular Research, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Göttingen-Weende, Kerckhoff Klinik, Leipzig Heart Institute, Schwarzwald-Baar Klinikum, UCLouvain, KU Leuven, Klinik Hietzing, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Universitäts-Herzzentrum Freiburg-Bad Krozingen
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $4,190
OpenAlex ID: W4415583239