title: Preoperative transthoracic echocardiography: when is it useful?
authors.affiliation: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. Dtohallo@bidmc.harvard.edu
authors.forename: T David
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: O'Halloran
authors.forename: Joseph P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Kannam
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*