A practical guideline for performing a comprehensive transthoracic echocardiogram in the congenital heart disease patient: consensus recommendations from the British Society of Echocardiography

Echo Research and Practice

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Corbett, Liam¹  Forster, Jan²  Gamlin, Wendy³  Duarte, Nuno⁴  Burgess, Owen⁴  Harkness, Allan⁵  Li, Wei⁶  Simpson, John⁷  Bedair, Radwa⁴ 

[1] Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust;Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust;Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust;University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust;East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust;Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, Imperial College of London;Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

关键词: Transthoracic echocardiography;    Congenital heart disease;    Sequential segmental analysis;    Morphology;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s44156-022-00006-5

学科分类：内科医学

来源: Bioscientifica Ltd.

【 摘 要 】

Transthoracic echocardiography is an essential tool in the diagnosis, assessment, and management of paediatric and adult populations with suspected or confirmed congenital heart disease. Congenital echocardiography is highly operator-dependent, requiring advanced technical acquisition and interpretative skill levels. This document is designed to complement previous congenital echocardiography literature by providing detailed practical echocardiography imaging guidance on sequential segmental analysis, and is intended for implementation predominantly, but not exclusively, within adult congenital heart disease settings. It encompasses the recommended dataset to be performed and is structured in the preferred order for a complete anatomical and functional sequential segmental congenital echocardiogram. It is recommended that this level of study be performed at least once on all patients being assessed by a specialist congenital cardiology service. This document will be supplemented by a series of practical pathology specific congenital echocardiography guidelines. Collectively, these will provide structure and standardisation to image acquisition and reporting, to ensure that all important information is collected and interpreted appropriately.

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