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    ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM): 2023 update

    J. Am. Coll. Radiol; 21 (6S), 2024
    Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) occur in 30% to 50% of patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Clinical presentations vary from asymptomatic disease to complications resulting from the right to left shunting of blood through the PAVM such as paradoxical stroke, brain abscesses,...

    Heart valve disease presenting in adults: investigation and management

    This guideline covers investigation and management of heart valve disease presenting in adults. It aims to improve quality of life and survival for people with heart valve disease through timely diagnosis and appropriate intervention....

    Criteria, Processes and Determination of Competence in Basic Critical Care Echocardiography Training - a Delphi Process Consensus Statement by the Learning Ultrasound in Critical Care (LUCC) Initiative

    Chest; (21), 2021
    With the paucity of high-quality studies on longitudinal basic critical care echocardiography (BCCE) training, expert-opinion guidelines have guided BCCE training. However, existing guidelines lack precise detail due to methodological flaws during guideline-development. To formulate methodologically robu...

    ACR appropriateness criteria infective endocarditis

    J. Am. Coll. Radiol; 18 (supl. 5), 2021
    Infective endocarditis can involve a normal, abnormal, or prosthetic cardiac valve. The diagnosis is typically made clinically with persistently positive blood cultures, characteristic signs and symptoms, and echocardiographic evidence of valvular vegetations or valvular complications such as abscess, de...

    Guía de práctica clínica para el diagnóstico y tratamiento de la insuficiencia cardiaca congestiva

    La insuficiencia cardíaca (IC) es un síndrome clínico caracterizado por la presencia de síntomas típicos (como disnea, hinchazón de tobillos y cansancio), que suelen acompañarse de signos (como estertores pulmonares, elevación de la presión venosa yugular y edema periférico), como consecuencia ...

    Routine preoperative tests for elective surgery

    This guideline covers routine preoperative tests for people aged over 16 who are having elective surgery. It aims to reduce unnecessary testing by advising which tests to offer people before minor, intermediate and major or complex surgery, taking into account specific comorbidities (cardiovascular, rena...

    Presentation, diagnosis, and medical management of heart failure in children: Canadian Cardiovascular Society guidelines

    Can J Cardiol; 29 (12), 2013
    Pediatric heart failure (HF) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in childhood. This article presents guidelines for the recognition, diagnosis, and early medical management of HF in infancy, childhood, and adolescence. The guidelines are intended to assist practitioners in office-based or em...