Gullace Giuseppe, Demicheli Gloria, Monte Ines, Colonna Paolo, Mandorla Sara, Severino Sergio, Ussia Gianpaolo, Carerj Scipione, Caso Pio, Di Bello Vitantonio, La Canna Giovanni
aDipartimento Cardiovascolare Azienda Ospedaliera della Provincia di Lecco, Lecco bCardiochirurgia, Ospedale di Alessandria, Allessandria cDipartimento Cardio-Toraco-Vascolare, Policlinico Università di Catania, Catania dCardiologia Ospedaliera Policlinico di Bari, Bari eCardiologia Ospedale di Gualdo Tadino, Perugia fCardiologia Ospedale Monaldi Napoli gDipartimento Cardiovascolare, Università di Tor Vergata, Rome hCardiologia Policlinico Università di Messina iCardiologia Università di Pisa, Pisa lCardiochirurgia, Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2014 Aug;15(8):674-82. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0000000000000099.
In continuation of a previous publication, the present study will take into account for each application and profile the clinical use, the minimal data settings, the echo data findings, the indications, the quality process, the accreditation requirements, educational tailored pathway contents and modalities. The aim of the present document was to define the main applications of echocardiography and to tailor for each application-derived profile, according with the previous definitions, requirements that clearly identify the indication, objective, clinical situation in which echocardiography is used, educational pathway and training, quality process and accreditation.
