title: Echocardiography: an important tool for cardiovascular risk assessment.
authors.forename: Samuel S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Gidding
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004452:Echocardiography; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D009929:Organ Size; D018570:Risk Assessment