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        <journal-title>Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia Imagem cardiovascular</journal-title>
        
        <abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">Arq Bras Cardiol: Imagem cardiovasc</abbrev-journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="epub">2675-312X</issn>
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        <publisher-name>Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia</publisher-name>
        
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">2318-8219.20190046</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.5935/2318-8219.20190046</article-id>
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          <subject>Special Article</subject>
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        <article-title>Position Statement on Indications of Echocardiography in Adults – 2019</article-title>
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          <trans-title>Posicionamento sobre Indicações da Ecocardiografia em Adultos –2019</trans-title>
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      <contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Barberato</surname><given-names>Silvio Henrique</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"><sup>2</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Romano</surname><given-names>Minna Moreira Dias</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff3"><sup>3</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Beck</surname><given-names>Adenalva Lima de Souza</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff4"><sup>4</sup></xref><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff5"><sup>5</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Rodrigues</surname><given-names>Ana Clara Tude</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff6"><sup>6</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Almeida</surname><given-names>André Luiz Cerqueira de</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff7"><sup>7</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Assunção</surname><given-names>Bruna Morhy Borges Leal</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff8"><sup>8</sup></xref><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff9"><sup>9</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Gripp</surname><given-names>Eliza de Almeida</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff10"><sup>10</sup></xref><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff11"><sup>11</sup></xref><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff12"><sup>12</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Guimarães</surname><given-names>Fabio Villaça</given-names><suffix>Filho</suffix></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff13"><sup>13</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Abensur</surname><given-names>Henry</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff14"><sup>14</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Del Castillo</surname><given-names>José Maria</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff15"><sup>15</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Miglioranza</surname><given-names>Marcelo Haertel</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff5"><sup>5</sup></xref><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff16"><sup>16</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Vieira</surname><given-names>Marcelo Luiz Campos</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff17"><sup>17</sup></xref><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff18"><sup>18</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Barros</surname><given-names>Márcio Vinicius Lins de</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff19"><sup>19</sup></xref><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff20"><sup>20</sup></xref><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff21"><sup>21</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Nunes</surname><given-names>Maria do Carmo Pereira</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff22"><sup>22</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Otto</surname><given-names>Maria Estefania Bosco</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff4"><sup>4</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Hortegal</surname><given-names>Renato de Aguiar</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff14"><sup>14</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Barretto</surname><given-names>Rodrigo Bellio de Mattos</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff23"><sup>23</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Campos</surname><given-names>Thais Harada</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff24"><sup>24</sup></xref><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff25"><sup>25</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Siqueira</surname><given-names>Vicente Nicoliello de</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff26"><sup>26</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Morhy</surname><given-names>Samira Saady</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff18">
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      <aff id="aff1"><label>1</label><institution content-type="normalized"/><institution content-type="orgname">CardioEco-Centro de Diagnóstico Cardiovascular</institution><addr-line><named-content content-type="city">Curitiba</named-content><named-content content-type="state">PR</named-content></addr-line><country country="BR">Brazil</country><institution content-type="original">CardioEco-Centro de Diagnóstico Cardiovascular, Curitiba, PR – Brazil</institution></aff>
      <aff id="aff2"><label>2</label><institution content-type="normalized"/><institution content-type="orgname">Quanta Diagnóstico e Terapia</institution><addr-line><named-content content-type="city">Curitiba</named-content><named-content content-type="state">PR</named-content></addr-line><country country="BR">Brazil</country><institution content-type="original">Quanta Diagnóstico e Terapia, Curitiba, PR – Brazil</institution></aff>
      <aff id="aff3"><label>3</label><institution content-type="normalized"/><institution content-type="orgdiv1">Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto</institution><institution content-type="orgname">Universidade de São Paulo</institution><addr-line><named-content content-type="city">Ribeirão Preto</named-content><named-content content-type="state">SP</named-content></addr-line><country country="BR">Brazil</country><institution content-type="original">Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (FMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP – Brazil</institution></aff>
      <aff id="aff4"><label>4</label><institution content-type="normalized"/><institution content-type="orgname">Instituto de Cardiologia do Distrito Federal</institution><addr-line><named-content content-type="city">Brasília</named-content><named-content content-type="state">DF</named-content></addr-line><country country="BR">Brazil</country><institution content-type="original">Instituto de Cardiologia do Distrito Federal, Brasília, DF – Brazil</institution></aff>
      <aff id="aff5"><label>5</label><institution content-type="normalized"/><institution content-type="orgname">Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia</institution><addr-line><named-content content-type="city">Brasília</named-content><named-content content-type="state">DF</named-content></addr-line><country country="BR">Brazil</country><institution content-type="original">Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia (ICDF/FUC), Brasília, DF – Brazil</institution></aff>
      <aff id="aff6"><label>6</label><institution content-type="normalized"/><institution content-type="orgdiv2">Hospital das Clínicas</institution><institution content-type="orgdiv1">Faculdade de Medicina</institution><institution content-type="orgname">Universidade de São Paulo</institution><addr-line><named-content content-type="city">São Paulo</named-content><named-content content-type="state">SP</named-content></addr-line><country country="BR">Brazil</country><institution content-type="original">Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HC-FMUSP), São Paulo, SP – Brazil</institution></aff>
      <aff id="aff7"><label>7</label><institution content-type="normalized"/><institution content-type="orgname">Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Feira de Santana</institution><addr-line><named-content content-type="city">Feira de Santana</named-content><named-content content-type="state">BA</named-content></addr-line><country country="BR">Brazil</country><institution content-type="original">Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, BA – Brazil</institution></aff>
      <aff id="aff8"><label>8</label><institution content-type="normalized"/><institution content-type="orgname">Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo</institution><addr-line><named-content content-type="city">São Paulo</named-content><named-content content-type="state">SP</named-content></addr-line><country country="BR">Brazil</country><institution content-type="original">Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (ICESP), São Paulo, SP – Brazil</institution></aff>
      <aff id="aff9"><label>9</label><institution content-type="normalized"/><institution content-type="orgname">Hospital Sírio-Libanês</institution><addr-line><named-content content-type="city">São Paulo</named-content><named-content content-type="state">SP</named-content></addr-line><country country="BR">Brazil</country><institution content-type="original">Hospital Sírio-Libanês, São Paulo, SP – Brazil</institution></aff>
      <aff id="aff10"><label>10</label><institution content-type="normalized"/><institution content-type="orgname">Hospital Pró-Cardíaco</institution><addr-line><named-content content-type="city">Rio de Janeiro</named-content><named-content content-type="state">RJ</named-content></addr-line><country country="BR">Brazil</country><institution content-type="original">Hospital Pró-Cardíaco, Rio de Janeiro, RJ – Brazil</institution></aff>
      <aff id="aff11"><label>11</label><institution content-type="normalized"/><institution content-type="orgname">Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro</institution><addr-line><named-content content-type="city">Niterói</named-content><named-content content-type="state">RJ</named-content></addr-line><country country="BR">Brazil</country><institution content-type="original">Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro, Niterói, RJ – Brazil</institution></aff>
      <aff id="aff12"><label>12</label><institution content-type="normalized"/><institution content-type="orgname">DASA</institution><addr-line><named-content content-type="city">São Paulo</named-content><named-content content-type="state">SP</named-content></addr-line><country country="BR">Brazil</country><institution content-type="original">DASA, São Paulo, SP – Brazil</institution></aff>
      <aff id="aff13"><label>13</label><institution content-type="normalized"/><institution content-type="orgname">Faculdade de Medicina de Marília</institution><addr-line><named-content content-type="city">Marília</named-content><named-content content-type="state">SP</named-content></addr-line><country country="BR">Brazil</country><institution content-type="original">Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, SP – Brazil</institution></aff>
      <aff id="aff14"><label>14</label><institution content-type="normalized"/><institution content-type="orgname">Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo</institution><addr-line><named-content content-type="city">São Paulo</named-content><named-content content-type="state">SP</named-content></addr-line><country country="BR">Brazil</country><institution content-type="original">Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP – Brazil</institution></aff>
      <aff id="aff15"><label>15</label><institution content-type="normalized"/><institution content-type="orgname">Pronto Socorro Cardiológico de Pernambuco</institution><addr-line><named-content content-type="city">Recife</named-content><named-content content-type="state">PE</named-content></addr-line><country country="BR">Brazil</country><institution content-type="original">Pronto Socorro Cardiológico de Pernambuco (PROCAPE - UPE), Recife, PE – Brazil</institution></aff>
      <aff id="aff16"><label>16</label><institution content-type="normalized"/><institution content-type="orgname">Instituto de Cardiologia de Porto Alegre</institution><addr-line><named-content content-type="city">Porto Alegre</named-content><named-content content-type="state">RS</named-content></addr-line><country country="BR">Brazil</country><institution content-type="original">Instituto de Cardiologia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS – Brazil</institution></aff>
      <aff id="aff17"><label>17</label><institution content-type="normalized"/><institution content-type="orgdiv2">Hospital das Clínicas</institution><institution content-type="orgdiv1">Faculdade de Medicina</institution><institution content-type="orgname">Universidade de São Paulo</institution><addr-line><named-content content-type="city">São Paulo</named-content><named-content content-type="state">SP</named-content></addr-line><country country="BR">Brazil</country><institution content-type="original">Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (InCor-HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP – Brazil</institution></aff>
      <aff id="aff18"><label>18</label><institution content-type="normalized"/><institution content-type="orgname">Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein</institution><addr-line><named-content content-type="city">São Paulo</named-content><named-content content-type="state">SP</named-content></addr-line><country country="BR">Brazil</country><institution content-type="original">Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP – Brazil</institution></aff>
      <aff id="aff19"><label>19</label><institution content-type="normalized"/><institution content-type="orgname">Faculdade de Saúde e Ecologia Humana</institution><addr-line><named-content content-type="city">Vespasiano</named-content><named-content content-type="state">MG</named-content></addr-line><country country="BR">Brazil</country><institution content-type="original">Faculdade de Saúde e Ecologia Humana (FASEH), Vespasiano, MG – Brazil</institution></aff>
      <aff id="aff20"><label>20</label><institution content-type="normalized"/><institution content-type="orgname">Rede Materdei de Saúde</institution><addr-line><named-content content-type="city">Belo Horizonte</named-content><named-content content-type="state">MG</named-content></addr-line><country country="BR">Brazil</country><institution content-type="original">Rede Materdei de Saúde, Belo Horizonte, MG – Brazil</institution></aff>
      <aff id="aff21"><label>21</label><institution content-type="normalized"/><institution content-type="orgname">Hospital Vera Cruz</institution><addr-line><named-content content-type="city">Belo Horizonte</named-content><named-content content-type="state">MG</named-content></addr-line><country country="BR">Brazil</country><institution content-type="original">Hospital Vera Cruz, Belo Horizonte, MG – Brazil</institution></aff>
      <aff id="aff22"><label>22</label><institution content-type="normalized"/><institution content-type="orgname">Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais</institution><addr-line><named-content content-type="city">Belo Horizonte</named-content><named-content content-type="state">MG</named-content></addr-line><country country="BR">Brazil</country><institution content-type="original">Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG – Brazil</institution></aff>
      <aff id="aff23"><label>23</label><institution content-type="normalized"/><institution content-type="orgname">Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia</institution><addr-line><named-content content-type="city">São Paulo</named-content><named-content content-type="state">SP</named-content></addr-line><country country="BR">Brazil</country><institution content-type="original">Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia, São Paulo, SP – Brazil</institution></aff>
      <aff id="aff24"><label>24</label><institution content-type="normalized"/><institution content-type="orgname">Diagnoson-Fleury</institution><addr-line><named-content content-type="city">Salvador</named-content><named-content content-type="state">BA</named-content></addr-line><country country="BR">Brazil</country><institution content-type="original">Diagnoson-Fleury, Salvador, BA – Brazil</institution></aff>
      <aff id="aff25"><label>25</label><institution content-type="normalized"/><institution content-type="orgname">Hospital Ana Nery</institution><addr-line><named-content content-type="city">Salvador</named-content><named-content content-type="state">BA</named-content></addr-line><country country="BR">Brazil</country><institution content-type="original">Hospital Ana Nery, Salvador, BA – Brazil</institution></aff>
      <aff id="aff26"><label>26</label><institution content-type="normalized"/><institution content-type="orgname">Universidade Federal de São Paulo</institution><addr-line><named-content content-type="city">São Paulo</named-content><named-content content-type="state">SP</named-content></addr-line><country country="BR">Brazil</country><institution content-type="original">Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP – Brazil</institution></aff>
      <author-notes>
        <corresp id="c01"> Corresponding Address:Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia – Av. Marechal Câmara, 360/330 – Centro – Rio de Janeiro – Postal Code: 20020-907. E-mail: <email>sbc@cardiol.br</email> </corresp>
		  <fn fn-type="con"><p>Development: Cardiovascular Imaging Department (Departamento de Imagem Cardiovascular – DIC) of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology (Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia – SBC)</p> <p>Norms and Guidelines Council: Fernando Bacal, Leandro Ioschpe Zimerman, Paulo Ricardo Avancini Caramori and Pedro A. Lemos</p> <p>Norms and Guidelines Coordinator: Ludhmila Abrahão Hajjar</p> <p>Coordinator Editor: Silvio Henrique Barberato</p> <p>Co-editors: Minna Moreira Dias Romano e Samira Saady Morhy</p></fn>
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			<pub-date date-type="pub" publication-format="electronic">
				<day>14</day>
				<month>01</month>
				<year>2022</year>
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			<pub-date date-type="collection" publication-format="electronic">
        <season>Oct-Dec</season>
        <year>2019</year>
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      <volume>32</volume>
      <issue>4</issue>
      <fpage>256</fpage>
      <lpage>302</lpage>
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