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Table 3 Advice given by the cardiologist, in percentages

From: Evaluation of an open access echocardiography service in the Netherlands: a mixed methods study of indications, outcomes, patient management and trends

Advice given

Patients withany disease*

n = 478

Patients withoutany disease

n = 147

Total population

n = 625

No advice

52.5

83.7

59.8

Advice**

47.5

16.3

40.2

   Refer to cardiologist

28.7

7.5

23.7

   Repeat echocardiogram in x years

11.5

5.4

10.1

   Endocarditis prophylaxis

13.8

4.8

11.7

   Adjust medication

3.1

2.7

3.0

   Refer to pulmonologist

0.8

-

0.6

   Wrong indication for referral

4.8

1.4

4.0

  1. *Any disease: at least one relevant abnormality, i.e. valve disease or left ventricular dysfunction or left ventricular hypertrophy or pulmonary hypertension or septum defects
  2. ** The cardiologist could give more than one advice (i.e. 'Repeat echocardiogram in x years' and 'Endocarditis prophylaxis'); therefore, the sub-percentages of 'Advice' should not be summed.