On-call transthoracic echocardiographic interpretation by first year cardiology fellows: comparison with attending cardiologists.
Aferdita SpahillariIan McCormickJesse X YangGene R QuinnWarren J ManningPublished in: BMC medical education (2019)
In this large prospective study we found that attending cardiologists disagreed with 1 in 5 fellow TTE interpretations. Standardized tools for evaluation of echocardiograms performed by fellows are needed to ensure quality of training and patient safety.