Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 267-274 , March 2010

Application of the Appropriateness Criteria for Echocardiography in an Academic Medical Center

  • Niti R. Aggarwal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota
    • ,
  • Punsak Wuthiwaropas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota
    • ,
  • Barry L. Karon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota
    • ,
  • Fletcher A. Miller, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota
    • ,
  • Patricia A. Pellikka, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Patricia A. Pellikka, MD, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, Minnesota 55905.

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 Dr Wuthiwaropas was supported by a grant from Bangkok Christian Hospital (Bangkok, Thailand).

PII: S0894-7317(09)01043-8

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.11.005

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 267-274 , March 2010

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