Evaluation of the interpretative skills of participants of a limited transthoracic echocardiography training course (H.A.R.T.scan® course).

The article presents a study which examines the interpretative skills of medical practitioners with a limited transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) training course "H.A.R.T. Scan" in assessing haemodynamic events in perioperative and critical care patients. It shows that the TTE training provides rapid assessment of cardiac function and status without critical echocardiography. It suggests that TTE-trained practitioners had a high level of agreement in interpreting valve and ventricular function.