title: [Echocardiography: indications].
abstract: Echocardiography is the most important non-invasive test for many cardiovascular diseases. Morphologic and haemodynamic evaluation can be performed in a short time. In this review we will discuss the most common and the most important indications for an echocardiographic assessment. A detailed list for a quick reference is included at the end.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsspital Zürich.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Günter
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Binder
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jenni
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
vernacular_title: Echokardiographie: Indikationen.