title: Perioperative echocardiographic evaluation.
abstract: The integration of pre-, intra- and postoperative echo-cardiography has advanced the health of patients with congenital heart disease by providing an accurate initial evaluation, improving the timing and choice of intervention and detecting residual abnormalities in a timely fashion.
authors.affiliation: UCLA Medical Center, Division of Pediatric Cardiology.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*