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Review
. 2020 Jun;33(6):690-691.
doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2020.04.006. Epub 2020 Apr 10.

Utilization and Appropriateness of Transthoracic Echocardiography in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

R Parker Ward  1 , Linda Lee  1 , Timothy J Ward  1 , Roberto M Lang  1
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Review

Utilization and Appropriateness of Transthoracic Echocardiography in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

R Parker Ward et al. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2020 Jun.
No abstract available

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Weekly Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE) Utilization and Appropriateness at University of Chicago Medicine (UCM), and State of Illinois COVID-19 Infections and Deaths, during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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Comment in

  • Echocardiography in the Time of COVID-19.
    Picard MH, Weiner RB. Picard MH, et al. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2020 Jun;33(6):674-675. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2020.04.011. Epub 2020 Apr 10. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2020. PMID: 32503705 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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