Erik S. Marshall

Discrepancies between direct catheter and echocardiography‐based values in aortic stenosis

The goal of this article is to examine the correlation of catheter (cath) based and echocardiographic assessment of aortic stenosis (AS) in a community‐based academic hospital setting, particularly in the degree that decision to refer for surgery is altered.

The Value of Quality Improvement Process in the Detection and Correction of Common Errors in Echocardiographic Hemodynamic Parameters in a Busy Echocardiography Laboratory.

Accurate assessment of cardiac structures, ventricular function, and hemodynamics is essential for any echocardiographic laboratory. Quality improvement (QI) processes described by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and the Intersocietal Commission (IAC) should be instrumental in reaching this goal.

IMPROVING NON-CARDIOLOGIST APPROPRIATE USE OF STRESS MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING

Appropriate use (AU) of tests like myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is important for delivering efficient, cost-effective care. The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has developed Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) for MPI. Cardiologists, familiar with AUC, have fewer “rarely appropriate” MPI

VALUE OF A NORMAL ECG IN PREDICTING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC LEFT VENTRICULAR EJECTION FRACTION AND ITS IMPACT ON HEALTH CARE COSTS

Over the past few decades, there has been a continued increase in utilization and costs of echocardiographic procedures, and concerns have been raised regarding their potential overuse and misuse. Appropriateness criteria have been developed as a physician-directed effort to define proper