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On-call transthoracic echocardiographic interpretation by first year cardiology fellows: comparison with attending cardiologists.

Aferdita SpahillariIan McCormickJesse X YangGene R QuinnWarren J Manning
Published 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.
Keyphrases
  • patient safety
  • quality improvement
  • tertiary care
  • left ventricular
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • mitral valve
  • ejection fraction
  • heart failure
  • thoracic surgery
  • atrial fibrillation