John T. Philbrick

TL;DR: There are extensive revisions, especially of the sections on ischemic heart disease; congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy, and assessment of left ventricular (LV) function; and screening and echocardiography in the critically ill.

TL;DR: This document was approved by the American College of Cardiology Foundation Board of Trustees in May 2003, byThe American Heart Association Science Advisory and Coordinating Committee in May2003, and by theAmerican Society of Echocardiography Board of Directors in May 2002.

TL;DR: It is clearly important that the medical profession plays a significant role in critically evaluation of the use of diagnostic procedures and therapies in the management or prevention of disease.

TL;DR: The most recent guideline for the use of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was published by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASAnet) and the Society of Cardiovascular Anetians (SCARA) as discussed by the authors.