Open AccessAppropriateness criteria for cardiovascular imaging use in heart failure: report of literature review
Author(s) -
Madalina Garbi,
Theresa A. McDonagh,
Bernard Cosyns,
Chiara BucciarelliDucci,
Thor Edvardsen,
Anastasia Kitsiou,
Koen Nieman,
Patrizio Lancellotti,
On behalf of the EACVI Imaging Task Force
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
european heart journal - cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.576
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2047-2412
pISSN - 2047-2404
DOI - 10.1093/ehjci/jeu299
Subject(s) - medicine , appropriateness criteria , heart failure , task force , intensive care medicine , etiology , medical physics , cardiology , radiology , political science , public administration
The Imaging Task Force appointed by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) identified the need to develop appropriateness criteria for the use of cardiovascular imaging in heart failure as a result of continuously increasing demand for imaging in diagnosis, definition of aetiology, follow-up, and treatment planning. This article presents the report of literature review performed in order to inform the process of definition of clinical indications and to aid the decisions of the appropriateness criteria voting panel. The report is structured according to identified common heart failure clinical scenarios.
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