1–3 We hypothesised that improvements in ultrasound technology over the last 15 years may have led to an improvement in the diagnostic accuracy of transthoracic echo (TTE). Methods We retrospectively ...

China Objective To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH). Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources and ...

1 We present a case of a 51-year-old man who was found to have an unusual cystic LVM on transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) that required CMRI to confirm the suspicion that it was an ...

The most common type of echo is transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), which requires no special preparation. Other less common types, like transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and stress ...

Definitive diagnosis of RSOV is usually performed with sufficient accuracy using a TTE but sometimes requires a transoesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) or cardiac catheterisation if the echo images are ...

Introduction Pericardial effusions are usually drained by cardiologists using transthoracic echocardiography(TTE). However, situations arise when both transthoracic and surgical drainage is not ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and diagnostic accuracy of prehospital ECG, troponin T (TnT) and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) acquired by paramedics in early ...