Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 7 , Pages 685-713 , July 2010

Guidelines for the Echocardiographic Assessment of the Right Heart in Adults: A Report from the American Society of Echocardiography: Endorsed by the European Association of Echocardiography, a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology, and the Canadian Society of Echocardiography

  • Lawrence G. Rudski, MD, FASE, Chair

      Affiliations

    • Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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  • Wyman W. Lai, MD, MPH, FASE

      Affiliations

    • Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Jonathan Afilalo, MD, Msc

      Affiliations

    • Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • Lanqi Hua, RDCS, FASE

      Affiliations

    • Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Mark D. Handschumacher, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Krishnaswamy Chandrasekaran, MD, FASE

      Affiliations

    • Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona
    • ,
  • Scott D. Solomon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Eric K. Louie, MD

      Affiliations

    • Sg2, LLC, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Nelson B. Schiller, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California

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Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 7 , Pages 685-713 , July 2010

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