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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
2019
The feasibility of contrast echocardiography in the assessment of right ventricular size and function
Pereira JB, Essa M, Ugonabo I, Hur DJ, Crandall I, Vaccarelli M, Sugeng L. The feasibility of contrast echocardiography in the assessment of right ventricular size and function. Echocardiography 2019, 36: 1979-1988. PMID: 31633241, DOI: 10.1111/echo.14504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight ventricular evaluationRight ventricular sizeSegmental wall motionRight ventricular imagingRV-focused viewWall motionRight ventricle evaluationContrast enhancementWilcoxon signed-rank testInter-observer agreementRV dimensionsEchocardiography studyIntra-observer reproducibilityVentricular sizeSigned-rank testContrast echocardiographyRV imagingAnatomical assessmentVentricular imagingPatientsPercent agreementIrregular rhythmTotal segmentsIndependent observersSample t-test