Improvement in the Assessment of Diastolic Function in a Clinical Echocardiography Laboratory Following Implementation of a Quality Improvement Initiative

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
5610298	Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography	2011	11 Pages	PDF

Abstract

A multifaceted quality improvement protocol including staff education, systematic support with enhanced infrastructure, and peer review with feedback can be effective for improving the clinical performance of a nonacademic echocardiography laboratory in the characterization of diastolic function.

Keywords

E′echocardiography Left ventricular quality improvement left atrial volume index Diastolic function LAVi

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Improvement in the Assessment of Diastolic Function in a Clinical Echocardiography Laboratory Following Implementation of a Quality Improvement Initiative

Authors

Thomas V. MD, FACC, FASE, John D. MD, FACC, FASE, Sanjay R. MD, FACC, FASE, Geoffrey A. MD, FACC, FASE,