A Practical Guideline for Performing a Comprehensive Transthoracic Echocardiogram in the Congenital Heart Disease Patient: Consensus Recommendations from the British Society of Echocardiography

Overview

Journal Echo Res Pract

Date 2022 Oct 17

PMID 36253815

Authors

Liam Corbett

Jan Forster

Wendy Gamlin

Nuno Duarte

Owen Burgess

Allan Harkness

Wei Li

John Simpson

Radwa Bedair

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Abstract

Transthoracic echocardiography is an essential tool in the diagnosis, assessment, and management of paediatric and adult populations with suspected or confirmed congenital heart disease. Congenital echocardiography is highly operator-dependent, requiring advanced technical acquisition and interpretative skill levels. This document is designed to complement previous congenital echocardiography literature by providing detailed practical echocardiography imaging guidance on sequential segmental analysis, and is intended for implementation predominantly, but not exclusively, within adult congenital heart disease settings. It encompasses the recommended dataset to be performed and is structured in the preferred order for a complete anatomical and functional sequential segmental congenital echocardiogram. It is recommended that this level of study be performed at least once on all patients being assessed by a specialist congenital cardiology service. This document will be supplemented by a series of practical pathology specific congenital echocardiography guidelines. Collectively, these will provide structure and standardisation to image acquisition and reporting, to ensure that all important information is collected and interpreted appropriately.

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