Complementary examinations are “inadequate” whenever the likelihood of benefits from
their indication is lower than the negative results. The low benefit is a result of poor …

We aimed to evaluate the reasons for disagreement between screening echocardiography
(echo), acquired by nonexperts, and standard echo in the Brazilian primary care (PC). Over …

Background Despite efforts targeting the growth of healthcare spending within the United
States, the current increase in expenditures remains a widespread systemic issue. The …

Background We evaluated the appropriateness of indications to echocardiography for
ambulatory patients performed during 4 weeks in 21 laboratories in Tuscany and Umbria …

BACKGROUND: The authors examined the feasibility of application of the American College
of Cardiology Foundation's appropriateness criteria for transesophageal echocardiography …

It is no secret that the use of cardiovascular imaging is increasing or that the rate of growth
exceeds that of most other medical services. On one hand, growth can be seen as a …

FUNDAMENTO: Buscando aprimorar a utilização dos exames de ecocardiografia, foram
criados os Critérios de Adequação (CA)(Appropriateness Criteria), pela Sociedade Norte …

Objective: Respect of “appropriateness” is considered an essential requirement, both on the
clinical and the economic profile, and also as it helps to shorten the waiting list. However …

Background We aimed to analyze the importance of echocardiography in our Internal
Medicine Institute. We think that this technique could have a large impact in the evaluation of …

OBJECTIVE: To compare the utilization of echocardiography as a diagnostic tool by
internists and cardiologists. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: Tertiary care university …