Echocardiography

"Echocardiography" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Ultrasonic recording of the size, motion, and composition of the heart and surrounding tissues. The standard approach is transthoracic.

Descriptor ID	D004452
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.350.130.750 E01.370.350.850.220 E01.370.370.380.220
Concept/Terms	Echocardiography Echocardiography Transthoracic Echocardiography Echocardiography, Transthoracic Echocardiography, Cross-Sectional Echocardiography, Cross-Sectional Echocardiography, Cross Sectional Cross-Sectional Echocardiography Cross Sectional Echocardiography Echocardiography, M-Mode Echocardiography, M-Mode Echocardiography, M Mode M-Mode Echocardiography M Mode Echocardiography Echocardiography, Contrast Echocardiography, Contrast Contrast Echocardiography 2D Echocardiography 2D Echocardiography Echocardiography, Two-Dimensional Echocardiography, Two Dimensional Echocardiography, 2D Echocardiography, 2-D Echocardiography, 2 D Two-Dimensional Echocardiography Two Dimensional Echocardiography 2-D Echocardiography 2 D Echocardiography

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Echocardiography".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Diagnostic Imaging [E01.370.350]
Cardiac Imaging Techniques [E01.370.350.130]
Echocardiography [E01.370.350.130.750]
Ultrasonography [E01.370.350.850]
Echocardiography [E01.370.350.850.220]
Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular [E01.370.370]
Heart Function Tests [E01.370.370.380]
Echocardiography [E01.370.370.380.220]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Echocardiography".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Echocardiography".

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Echocardiography" by people in this website by year, and whether "Echocardiography" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 605 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 50 publications in 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	2	4	6
1997	4	4	8
1998	3	4	7
1999	3	6	9
2000	4	6	10
2001	3	3	6
2002	4	8	12
2003	12	5	17
2004	2	11	13
2005	3	10	13
2006	3	7	10
2007	5	7	12
2008	0	10	10
2009	6	9	15
2010	6	18	24
2011	10	18	28
2012	3	17	20
2013	9	27	36
2014	4	27	31
2015	16	26	42
2016	10	28	38
2017	16	34	50
2018	9	24	33
2019	15	19	34
2020	9	34	43
2021	2	27	29
2022	2	12	14
2023	2	19	21
2024	2	10	12
2025	1	1	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Echocardiography" by people in Profiles.

Pender A, Lewis-Owona J, Ekiyoyo A, Stoddard M. Echocardiography and Heart Failure: An Echocardiographic Decision Aid for the Diagnosis and Management of Cardiomyopathies. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2025 Feb 28; 27(1):64.

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Fioretti F, Hibbert B, Eckman PM, Simard T, Labinaz M, Nazer B, Wiley M, Gupta B, Sauer AJ, Shah H, Sorajja P, Pineda AM, Missov E, Aldaia L, Koulogiannis K, Gray WA, Zahr F, Butler J. Left Atrial-to-Coronary Sinus Shunting in Heart Failure With Mildly Reduced or Preserved Ejection Fraction: The ALT-FLOW Trial (Early Feasibility Study) 2-Year Results. JACC Heart Fail. 2025 Jun; 13(6):987-999.

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Chico S, Connolly S, Hossain J, Levenbrown Y. Accuracy of Point-Of-Care Cardiac Ultrasound Performed on Patients Admitted to a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in Shock. J Clin Ultrasound. 2025 Mar-Apr; 53(3):445-451.

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Leibowitz D, Zwas D, Amir O, Gotsman I. Small Left Ventricular Chamber Size and Mortality in a Large General Population. Am J Cardiol. 2025 Jan 01; 234:14-21.

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Reittinger AM, Dean PN, McCulloch MA, Vergales J. Aortic valve function and aortic dimensions in obese and overweight patients with bicuspid aortic valve. Cardiol Young. 2024 Dec; 34(12):2577-2582.

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Gotsman I, Zwas DR, Keren A, Amir O, Leibowitz D. Beyond the Initial Insult: Clinical Characteristics and Prognosis of Heart Failure with Improved Ejection Fraction. Cardiology. 2025; 150(2):147-154.

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Doyle M, Corsi D, Osler B, Vishnevsky OA. Unexpected finding in a man in his 50s with postprandial and exertional chest pain. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 Jun 28; 25(7):e186.

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Leibowitz D, Zwas D, Elbaz-Greener G, Planer D, Alcalai R, Gotsman I. Dimensionless index and outcome in patients with aortic valve disease. Echocardiography. 2024 Jun; 41(6):e15848.

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Tao R, Dharmavaram N, El Shaer A, Heffernan S, Tu W, Ma J, Garcia-Arango M, Baber A, Dhingra R, Runo J, Masri SC, Rahko P, Raza F. Relationship of TAPSE Normalized by Right Ventricular Area With Pulmonary Compliance, Exercise Capacity, and Clinical Outcomes. Circ Heart Fail. 2024 May; 17(5):e010826.

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Baudo M, Sicouri S, Yamashita Y, Ridwan K, Kadri A, Goldman SM, Rodriguez R, Gnall EM, Coady PM, Reardon MJ, Gada H, Gray WA, Ramlawi B. Improved Hemodynamics With Self-Expanding Compared to Balloon-Expandable Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Small Annulus Patients: A Propensity-Matched Analysis. Am J Cardiol. 2024 06 15; 221:9-18.

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