title: Echocardiography in the Management of Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Recommendations from the American Society of Echocardiography.
authors.affiliation: Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Raymond F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Stainback
authors.affiliation: Houston Methodist, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Jerry D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Estep
authors.affiliation: Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Deborah A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Agler
authors.affiliation: University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky.
authors.forename: Emma J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Birks
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Merri
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bremer
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.affiliation: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: James N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Kirkpatrick
authors.affiliation: Duke University Hospital, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Joseph G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Nishant R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D002309:Cardiology / Q000592:standards; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000592:standards*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D011871:Radiology / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States
keywords: Echocardiography; comprehensive examination; left ventricular assist devices; mechanical circulatory support