Echocardiography in aortic diseases: EAE recommendations ...

RECOMMENDATIONSE chocardiography in aortic diseases: EAE recommendations for clinical practiceArturo Evangelista1*, Frank A. Flachskampf2, Raimund Erbel3,Francesco Antonini-Canterin4, Charalambos Vlachopoulos5, Guido Rocchi6,Rosa Sicari7, Petros Nihoyannopoulos8, and Jose Zamorano9on behalf of theEuropean Association of EchocardiographyDocument Reviewers: Mauro Pepia, Ole-A. Breithardtb, and Edyta Plon ska-Gos ciniakc1 Servei de Cardiologia, Hospital Vall d Hebron, P8 Vall d Hebron 119, 08035 Barcelona, Spain;2 University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany;3 University of Essen, Essen, Germany;4 Hospital Pordenone, Pordenone, Italy;5 Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece;6S. Orsola University Hospital, Bologna, Italy;7 Institute of Clinical Physiology, Pisa, Italy;8 Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK; and9 Hospital Cl nico San Carlos, Madrid, SpainaInstituto di Cardiologia dell Universita`degli Studi. Milan, Italy;bMedizinische Klinik 2, University Hospital, Erlangen, Germany; andcPomeranian Medical School, Szczecin, PolandReceived 28 March 2010; accepted after revision 29 March 2010 Echocardiography plays an important role in the diagnosis and follow-up of aortic diseases.

aorta in comparison with the structures of the heart or great vessels (anterior structures). Like the ascending aorta, the des-cending aorta often produces an artefactual pseudo-aorta located posteriorly to the true aorta (‘double-barrel aorta’). Recommendation TOE is the ultrasound technique of choice in thoracic aorta assess-

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