Report from the Annual Conference of the British Society of Echocardiography, October 2018, ACC Liverpool, Liverpool

in Echo Research and Practice
Authors: V Sharma MB ChB MD FRCP (Edin) FESC FBSE 1 , L Al Saikhan MSc 2 , 3 , C Park PhD 2 , A Hughes MB BS PhD FBPhS FBIHS 2 , H Gu PhD 4 , S Saeed PhD 5 , A Boguslavskyi PhD 4 , G Carr-White PhD 4 , 6 , J Chambers MD 6 , P Chowienczyk BSc 4 , M Jain 7 , H Jessop 7 , C Turner MSc 7 , 8 , G Bassindale-Maguire 7 , W Baig 7 , A Kidambi 7 , S T Abdel-Rahman 7 , D Schlosshan 7 , A Sengupta 8 , A Fitzpatrick MSc 8 , J Sandoval MA 8 , S Hickman 8 , H Procter 8 , J Taylor 8 , H Kaur 8 , C Knowles BSc 8 , S Wheatcroft 8 , K Witte 8 , K Gatenby 8 , J A Willis PhD 9 , A Kendler-Rhodes MB ChB 9 , O Slegg BSC 9 , K Carson MD FRCP 9 , J Easaw MD FCP FESC 9 , S R Kandan MBChB MRCP 9 , J C L Rodrigues BSc MBChB MRCP FRCR FSCMR PhD 9 , R MacKenzie-Ross MB BChir 9 , T Hall MBBS MRCP FRCR 9 , G Robinson FRCR 9 , D Little MBChB FRCR 9 , B Hudson MBBS FRCR 9 , J Pauling 9 , S Redman 9 , R Graham 9 , G Coghlan 10 , J Suntharalingam BSc FRCP MD 9 , 11 , D X Augustine BSc MBBS MSc MD FHEA FRCP 9 , J W M Nowak MSc 9 , and A T Masters MSc 12
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  • 1 Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
  • 2 MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Aging at UCL, Department of Population Science & Experimental Medicine, UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, UK
  • 3 Department of Cardiac Technology, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
  • 4 British Heart Foundation Centre, King’s College London, London, UK
  • 5 Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
  • 6 Cardiothoracic Centre, St Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK
  • 7 Yorkshire Heart Centre, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK
  • 8 Department of Cardiology, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
  • 9 Royal United Hospitals Bath, NHS Foundation Trust, Bath, UK
  • 10 Department of Cardiology, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
  • 11 University of Bath, Bath, UK
  • 12 University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK

Correspondence should be addressed to V Sharma: vishalsharma76@gmail.com
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1530/ERP-20-0037
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Volume 7: Issue 4
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Online Publication Date:
Dec 2020
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© 2020 The authors 2020
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    Study population flow chart.

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    Kaplan–Meier event-free survival curves according to EF1 (cut off value 25%) for (A) total population (n = 218); (B) patients with moderate AS (n = 73); (C) patients with severe AS (n = 49) and (D) discordant (mean pressure gradient <40 mmHg and aortic valve area <1.0 cm2, n = 96).

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    Correlation of maximum dimension between dedicated specialist and non-specialist clinic.

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    Focussed study.

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    Percentage distribution of echo probability of PH in those with and without RHC PH.

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    Echo probability of PH associated % with RHC PH.

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    Assessment of left heart parameters in those with low probability of PH on echo.

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    A sample follow-up guide for mitral regurgitation. Similar is used for other valvular pathology.

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    Change in patient management resulting from altered valve follow-up.

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    Change in patient follow up with either an increase (green) or reduction (red) in time to repeat valve follow up.

Study population flow chart.

Kaplan–Meier event-free survival curves according to EF1 (cut off value 25%) for (A) total population (n = 218); (B) patients with moderate AS (n = 73); (C) patients with severe AS (n = 49) and (D) discordant (mean pressure gradient <40 mmHg and aortic valve area <1.0 cm2, n = 96).

Correlation of maximum dimension between dedicated specialist and non-specialist clinic.

Focussed study.

Percentage distribution of echo probability of PH in those with and without RHC PH.

Echo probability of PH associated % with RHC PH.

Assessment of left heart parameters in those with low probability of PH on echo.

A sample follow-up guide for mitral regurgitation. Similar is used for other valvular pathology.

Change in patient management resulting from altered valve follow-up.

Change in patient follow up with either an increase (green) or reduction (red) in time to repeat valve follow up.
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