Cardiovascular Ultrasound Guidelines, Recommendations & Position Statements

Clinical & Outcomes Hand Carrier Ultrasound
Contrast Quantification
Emergency Medicine TEE/Intraoperative
Fetal Echo Training & Education
 

Vascular

Clinical & Research Applications
 
Prevention of Premature Discontinuation of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With Coronary Artery Stents
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007
 
ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death—Executive Summary
JACC Vol 48, No 5, 2006
American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association 2006 Update of the Clinical Competence Statement on Invasive Electrophysiology Studies, Catheter Ablation, and Cardioversion
JACC Vol 48, No 7, 2006
AHA Scientific Statement Contemporary Definitions and Classification of the Cardiomyopathies
(Circulation. 2006;113:1807-1816.)
© 2006 American Heart Association, Inc.
The future of cardiovascular imaging and non-invasive diagnosis
European Heart Journal (2006) 27, 1750–1753
ACC/AHA 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease
CardioSource web Site
AHA/ASA Guideline Primary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke
(Stroke. 2006;37:1583.)
© 2006 American Heart Association, Inc.
Use of Echo In Clinical Trials
Amer Soc of Echocardiography
ASE Web Site

Guidelines for Clinical Applications of Echocardiography
Amer College of Cardiology & Amer Heart Assoc
ASE Web Site

"Guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic heart failure"
European Society of Cardiology: 2005

"ACC/AHA 2005 Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult"
"ACC/AHA Clinical Performance Measures for Adults with chronic Heart Failure"
20 Sept 2005
"Integrating Complementary Medicine Into Cardiovascular Medicine"
ACCF Consensus Document July 2005
"Practical Implementation of the Guidelines for Unstable Angina/Non–ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction in the Emergency Department"
AHA Joint Statement May 2005
Screening for Heart Attack Prevention and Education (SHAPE)
Association for Eradication of Heart Attack
  Guidelines for Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack
(Stroke. 2006;37:577.)
© 2006 American Heart Association, Inc.
 
Contrast Agents
 
European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology(EFSUMB) "Guidelines for the Use of Contrast Agents in Ultrasound"
June 2004

EFSUMB Appendix 1-2 "Guidelines for the Use of Contrast Agents in Ultrasound"
Cardiac Sonographer & Contrast Echo
Amer Soc of Echocardiography Council on Cardiac Sonography
ASE Web Site
Contrast Echo Current & Future Applications
Amer Soc of Echocardiography
ASE Web Site
 
Emergency Medicine
 
Echo in Emergency Medicine
ASE/ACC Policy Statement
ASE Web Site
 
 
Fetal & Congential Echo
 
ACC/AHA 2008 Guidelines for the Management of Adults with Congenital Heart Disease
2008 Circulation
 
Pediatric & Congential TEE
American Soc of Echocardiography
ASE Web Site
Fetal Echo
American Soc of Echocardiography
ASE Web Site
Doppler Echocardiography in the Fetus
American College of Cardiology Position
ASE Web Site

Guidelines for Evaluation and Management of Common Congenital Cardiac Problems in Infants, Children, and Adolescents
American Heart Association Web Site

 
Hand Carried Ultrasound
 

Hand-Carried Cardiac Ultrasound
Recommendation Regarding New Technology
Amer Soc of Echocardiography
ASE Web Site

Position Statement on Hand Carried Ultrasound
Amer soc of Echocardiography
ASE Web Site

 
Quantification & Reporting
 
Chamber Quantification
American Soc of Echocardiography & European Assoc of Echocardiography
ASE Web Site
Digital Echocardiography
Update to the Original Digital Echo Guidelines
American Soc of Echocardiography
ASE Web Site
Valvular Regurgitation, 2D & Doppler Techniques
Amer Soc of Echocardiography
ASE Web Site
Quantification of Doppler Echocardiography
Amer Soc of Echocardiography
ASE Web Site
Myocardial Segmentation & Nomenclature
Amer Heart Assoc Scientific Statement
ASE Web Site
Standardized Report for Adult Transthoracic Echo
Amer Soc of Echocardiography
ASE Web Site
 
Transesophageal
 
Appropriateness Criteria for Transthoracic & Transesophageal Echocardiography
June 2007 ACC Foundation (pdf)
2008 Appropriateness Criteria for Stress Echocardiography
March 2008 Circulation Site (abstract/download)
Comprehensive Intraoperative Multiplane TEE
Amer Soc of Echocardiography & Soc of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists
ASE Web Site
Training in Perioperative Echocardiography
Amer Soc of Echocardiography & Soc of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists
ASE Web Site
 
Training & Education
 
Cardiac Sonographer Minimum Standards
Council on Cardiac Sonography
Amer Soc of Echocardiography
ASE Web Site

Physician Competence in Echocardiography
ACC/AHA Clinical Competence Statement
ASE Web Site

Guidelines for Cardiac Sonographer Education
Amer Soc of Echocardiography
ASE Web Site
Industry Standards for the Prevention of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Sonography
Soc of Diagnostic Ultrasound Web Site
   
Vascular
   
ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patinets with Peripheral Arterial Disease
Amer College of Cardiology Foundation 2005
2007 Clinical Expert Consensus Document on Carotid Stenting
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007 Jan 2;49(1):126-70
   
   
   
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