The IAC Standards
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1. Guidelines for Performance, Interpretation, and
Application of Stress Echocardiography in Ischemic Heart Disease: From
the American Society of Echocardiography. Pellikka,
P., et al., 2020;33(1):P1-41. www.asecho.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Stress2019.pdf
2. COCATS 4 Task Force 5: Training in
Echocardiography. Ryan, T., et al., J Am Coll Cardiol,
2015;65(17):1786-99. www.jacc.org/doi/full/10.1016/j.jacc.2015.03.035.
3. Supervision
of Exercise Testing by Nonphysicians: A Scientific Statement from the
American Heart Association. Myers, J., et al., Circulation,
2014;130(12):1014-27. www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000101
4. 2019
ACC/AHA/ASE Advanced Training Statement on Echocardiography (Revision
of the 2003 ACC/AHA Clinical Competence Statement on Echocardiography):
A Report of the ACC Competency Management Committee. Wiegers S., et
al., J Am Coll Cardiol, 2019;12(7):377-402. www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/HCI.0000000000000026
5. ACCF/ASE/AHA/ASNC/HFSA/HRS/SCAI/SCCM/SCCT/SCMR
2011 – Appropriate Use Criteria for Echocardiography: A Report of the
American College of Cardiology Foundation Appropriate Use Criteria Task
Force, American Society of Echocardiography, American Heart
Association, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Heart Failure
Society of America, Heart Rhythm Society, Society for Cardiovascular
Angiography and Interventions, Society of Critical Care Medicine,
Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography and Society for
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. Endorsed by the American College of
Chest Physicians. Douglas, P., et al., J Am Coll Cardiol,
2011;57(9):1126-1166. content.onlinejacc.org/article.aspx?articleid=1144231
6. Recommendations for Clinical Exercise Facilities:
A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association. Myers, J.,
et al., Circulation, 2009;119(24): 3144-3161. circ.ahajournals.org/content/119/24/3144
7. Use of Carotid Ultrasound to Identify Subclinical
Vascular Disease and Evaluate Cardiovascular Disease Risk: A Consensus
Statement from the American Society of Echocardiography Carotid
Intima-Media Thickness Task Force, Endorsed by the Society for Vascular
Medicine. Stein, J., et al., J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 2008; 21(2):
93-111. www.onlinejase.com/article/S0894-7317(07)00818-8/fulltext
10. Clinical
Applications of Ultrasonic Enhancing Agents in Echocardiography: 2018
American Society of Echocardiography Guidelines Update. Porter, T., et
al., J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 2018;31:241-274. www.asecho.org/guideline/clinical-applications-of-ultrasonic-enhancing-agents-uea-in-echocardiography-2018-update
11. Expert
Consensus Statement from the American Society of Echocardiography on
Hypersensitivity Reactions to Ultrasound Enhancing Agents in Patients
with Allergy to Polyethylene Glycol (Peg). www.asecho.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/ASE-2506_FDA-EDC-Document_42921.pdf