Quality is job one, and our patients and our profession deserve it

Editorial

Randolph P Martin. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2011 Nov.

. 2011 Nov;24(11):1180-2.

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2011.09.020.

No abstract available

Comment on

Recommendations for the evaluation of left ventricular diastolic function by echocardiography.
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Improvement in the assessment of diastolic function in a clinical echocardiography laboratory following implementation of a quality improvement initiative.
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