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Echocardiography and the general physician

¹ Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
² Department of Cardiology, Nottingham City Hospital, UK

Correspondence to:
Correspondence to:
Dr Grant Heatlie
Queens Medical Centre, Derby Road, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK; grant.heatlie{at}virgin.net

ABSTRACT
Doctors from many medical specialties request echocardiography as part of their assessment of patients with a wide range of pathology. Recent advances in the technology and techniques of echocardiography are discussed. The role of echocardiography in acute medicine is reviewed and its place in general medicine is also discussed.

Keywords: echocardiography

Abbreviations: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ECG, electrocardiography; LVH, left ventricular hypertrophy; LVO, left ventricular cavity opacification; RVSP, right ventricular systolic pressure; TOE, transoesophageal echocardiography; TTE, transthoracic echocardiography