Favorite Papers, Fellow Readings, Etc.

ASE Guidelines

– Guidelines are the lingua franca of echocardiography.  Every perioperative echocardiographer should be absolutely familiar with all the information contained in the documents below.

Chamber Quantification (2005)

Assessment of the Right Ventricle (2010)

LV Diastolic Function (2009)

Assessment of Valvular Stenosis (2009)

Aortic Stenosis, Fluid Dynamics, and Pressure Recovery

Guidelines for Performing a Comprehensive TEE Exam (2013)

3D Echo, Acquisition and Display (2012)

Evaluation of Prosthetic Valves (2009)

Comprehensive Epiaortic Ultrasound (2007)

Not Guidelines but Awesome

– Hey, just because it wasn’t written by a guideline committee of the ASE doesn’t mean it can’t be awesome!

Lung Ultrasound

Ischemic Mitral Regurgitaiton

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