How can common errors in left heart echocardiography be avoided? An expert proposalby the German Working Group of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Clinical Research in Cardiology
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.
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Andreas Hagendorff corresponding
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Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Leipzig AöR, Leipzig, Germany. andreas.hagendorff@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Leipzig AöR, Leipzig, Germany
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Stephan Stöbe corresponding
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Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Leipzig AöR, Leipzig, Germany
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Andreas Helfen corresponding
Krankenhaus St. Elisabeth und St. Barbara
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Medizinische Klinik II - Kardiologie, Krankenhaus St. Elisabeth Halle, Halle, Germany
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Fabian Knebel corresponding
Katholisches Klinikum Lünen/Werne , St.-Marien-Hospital Lünen
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Department of Cardiology, Katholische St. Paulus Gesellschaft, St.-Marien-Hospital Lünen, Lünen, Germany
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Ertunc Altiok corresponding
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Department of Internal Medicine II, Sana Klinikum Lichtenberg, CardiologyBerlin, Germany
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Department of Cardiology, Angiology, and Intensive Medicine, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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Tarek Bekfani corresponding
Cologne University of Music · Klinik für Herzchirurgie Karlsruhe
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Kardiologische Praxis Köln, Cologne, Germany
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Ole A. Breithardt corresponding
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Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Magdeburg AöR, Magdeburg, Germany
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Aydan Ewers corresponding
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Kardiologische Privatpraxis Kassel, Kassel, Germany
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Ali Hamadanchi corresponding
BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum
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Department of Cardiology and Angiology, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Henrik ten Freyhaus corresponding
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
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Department of Cardiology, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
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Dariush Haghi corresponding
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Department of Internal Medicine III, Cardiology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Jan Knierim corresponding
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Kardiologische Praxisklinik Ludwigshafen-Akademische Lehrpraxis of the University of Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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Sebastian Kruck corresponding
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Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Berlin, Germany
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Karsten Lenk corresponding
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Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Leipzig AöR, Leipzig, Germany
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Joscha Kandels corresponding
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Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Leipzig AöR, Leipzig, Germany
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Nicolas Merke corresponding
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Praxis Für Kardiologie Cardio Centrum Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg, Germany
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Raluca‐Ileana Mincu corresponding
Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité · Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
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Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Deutsches Herzzentrum Charité Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Elena Romero Dorta corresponding
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Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University of Essen, Essen, Germany
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Tobias Friedrich Ruf corresponding
Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité · Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
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Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University of Berlin, Deutsches Herzzentrum Charité Berlin, Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany
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Christoph Sinning corresponding
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz · University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
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Department of Cardiology, Center of Cardiology, Heart Valve Center, University Medical Center Mainz, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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Jens-Gerrit Kluge corresponding
Universität Hamburg · German Centre for Cardiovascular Research
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Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, German Centre of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Hamburg, Germany
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Roland R. Brandt corresponding
Evangelisches Krankenhaus Göttingen-Weende
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Abteilung Kardiologie Und Internistische Intensivmedizin, Ev. Krankenhaus Göttingen-Weende, Göttingen, Germany
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Maximilian von Roeder corresponding
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Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Klinik GmbH, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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Jens‐Uwe Voigt corresponding
Leipzig Heart Institute · University Hospital Leipzig
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Department of Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Sebastian Ewen corresponding
Schwarzwald-Baar Klinikum · UCLouvain · KU Leuven
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Department of Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Schwarzwald-Baar Klinik, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, and, Catholic University Leuven , Louvain, Belgium
Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, and, Catholic University Leuven , Louvain, Belgium
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Bernhard Haring corresponding
Klinik Hietzing · Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes · Universitäts-Herzzentrum Freiburg-Bad Krozingen
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Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Homburg/Saar, Homburg, Germany
Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center Freiburg, Bad Krotzingen, Freiburg, Germany
Department of Medicine IV, Vienna Healthcare Group, Clinic Hietzing, Vienna, Austria
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