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An assessment of transesophageal echocardiography studies rated as rarely appropriate tests for infective endocarditis at an academic medical center
Amuchastegui T, Hur DJ, Fillipon N, Eder MD, Bonomo JA, Kim Y, McNamara RL, Malinis M, Sugeng L. An assessment of transesophageal echocardiography studies rated as rarely appropriate tests for infective endocarditis at an academic medical center. Echocardiography 2019, 36: 2070-2077. PMID: 31705577, DOI: 10.1111/echo.14525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAppropriate use criteriaTransesophageal echocardiographyAcademic medical centerInfective endocarditisMedical CenterTertiary academic medical centerComplex infectious processTransesophageal echocardiography studyRetrospective chart reviewInfectious disease specialistsElectronic medical chartsTEE findingsChart reviewRetrospective cohortDuke criteriaMedical chartsDisease specialistsEchocardiography studyRetrospective studyPhysical examinationEndocardial involvementID specialistsBlood culturesInfectious processTEE use
2024
Factors associated with reporting left ventricular ejection fraction with 3D echocardiography in real‐world practice
Faridi K, Zhu Z, Shah N, Crandall I, McNamara R, Flueckiger P, Bachand K, Lombo B, Hur D, Agarwal V, Reinhardt S, Velazquez E, Sugeng L. Factors associated with reporting left ventricular ejection fraction with 3D echocardiography in real‐world practice. Echocardiography 2024, 41: e15774. PMID: 38329886, DOI: 10.1111/echo.15774.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransthoracic echocardiogramVentricular ejection fractionOutpatient transthoracic echocardiogramsReal-world practiceEjection fractionLeft ventricular ejection fractionAssess left ventricular ejection fractionInpatient transthoracic echocardiogramsMultivariate logistic regressionLVEFHospitalized patientsMedical CenterSonographersClinical settingLogistic regressionUltrasound machineChemotherapyContrast enhancement agentsPortable studiesNegative association