title: ACC/AHA/ASE 2003 guideline update for the clinical application of echocardiography--summary article: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (ACC/AHA/ASE Committee to Update the 1997 Guidelines for the Clinical Application of Echocardiography).
authors.forename: Melvin D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Cheitlin
authors.forename: William F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.forename: Gerard P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Aurigemma
authors.forename: George A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Beller
authors.forename: Fredrick Z
authors.initials: FZ
authors.lastname: Bierman
authors.forename: Jack L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Pamela S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Douglas
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Faxon
authors.forename: Linda D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Gillam
authors.forename: Thomas R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Kimball
authors.forename: William G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Kussmaul
authors.forename: Alan S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Pearlman
authors.forename: John T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Philbrick
authors.forename: Harry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rakowski
authors.forename: Daniel M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Thys
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002309:Cardiology / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D002648:Child; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D018579:Patient Selection; D019990:Perioperative Care; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index