Referral Information

The Echotech referral criteria are tailored to community echocardiography services.

Over the past few years, much greater emphasis has been placed on the management of cardiac disease in primary care.

The Echotech service allows the delivery of echocardiography set to clear referral criteria and in accordance with nationally agreed guidelines.

Patents may be referred to the Echotech service based on any one of the following seven referral criteria:

Patients with suspected heart failure

• Suspected heart failure based on clinical findings - dyspnoea or peripheral oedema
• Suspected heart failure based on abnormal ECG or abnormal chest X ray
• Suspected heart failure based on raised BNP or NT pro-BNP

Patients with heart murmur

• Heart murmur with cardiac symptoms
• Asymptomatic heart murmur with abnormal ECG or abnormal chest X ray
• Known valve disease

Other

• Suspected cardiomyopathy or left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) based on clinical findings or abnormal ECG or abnormal chest X ray

To download a referral form please click here