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Guidelines for ordering Echocardiography Examinations
Condition
1. Left Ventricular
Function
2. Aortic Stenosis
3. Mitral Stenosis
4. Valve Regurgitation
5. Prosthetic Valves,
Valve Repairs and
Annuloplasty Rings
6. Myocardial Infarction
7. Pericardial Disease
8. Hypertrophic
Cardiomyopathy
9. Source of
Embolism/TIA/CVA
10. Cardiac Mass
11. Pulmonary Embolism
12. Congenital Heart
Disease
13. Infective Endocarditis
14. Aortic Dissection
15. Cardiogenic Shock
16. Trauma
TTE
Transesophageal
Echo
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*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Treadmill
Exercise
Stress Echo
Dobutamine
Stress Echo
Bike
Stress
Echo
Exercise
Stress
Echo
Agitated
Saline
Contrast
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
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1 of 2
Condition
17. Increased Shortness of
Breath
18. Pre Op or Post Op
Assessment
19. Congestive Heart
Failure
20. Chest Pains
21. Risk Stratification
22. Viability Study
23. Cardiac
Resynchronization
Optimization
24. Pre Chemotherapy
TTE
Transesophageal
Echo
*
*
*
*
Treadmill
Exercise
Stress Echo
Dobutamine
Stress Echo
Bike
Stress
Echo
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
2 of 2
Exercise
Stress
Echo
*
*
Agitated
Saline
Contrast