[Paediatric echocardiography in clinical practice. 2012 Recommendations of the Echocardiography Working Group of the Polish Cardiac Society].

Echocardiography has become the primary imaging tool in the diagnosis and assessment of cardiological disorders in children. The purposes of this paper are to describe indications for paediatric echocardiography, define optimal instrumentation and laboratory setup for paediatric echocardiographic examinations and establish a baseline list of recommended measurements to be performed in a complete pediatric echocardiogram.