Diagnostic accuracy of bicuspid aortic valve by echocardiography.
Renuka JainKhawaja Afzal AmmarLindsey KalvinDenise IgnatowskiSusan OletAbdul Jamil TajikBijoy K KhandheriaPublished in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2018)
This is the first study to evaluate BAV accuracy across a community health system with multiple echocardiography laboratories and a heterogeneous group of readers and sonographers. We establish a high degree of accuracy of echocardiography in BAV diagnosis and draw attention to common echocardiographic pitfalls that lead to BAV misclassification, highlighting opportunities for education and quality improvement.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- left ventricular
- aortic stenosis
- quality improvement
- pulmonary hypertension
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- aortic valve replacement
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- computed tomography
- healthcare
- working memory
- heart failure
- mitral valve
- mental health
- patient safety
- left atrial
- atrial fibrillation