This article is the fourth of an annual series reviewing the research highlights of the year pertaining to the subspecialty of perioperative echocardiography for the Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. The authors thank the editor-in-chief, Dr. Kaplan, and the editorial board, for the opportunity to continue this series. In most cases, these were research articles that were targeted at the perioperative echocardiography diagnosis and treatment of patients after cardiothoracic surgery; but in some cases, these articles targetted the use of perioperative echocardiography in general.

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围手术期超声心动图之年：2019年精选重点。

本文是年度系列文章的第四篇，该系列文章回顾了《心胸与血管麻醉学杂志》围手术期超声心动图亚专业的年度研究重点。作者感谢主编Kaplan博士和编辑委员会提供了继续进行本系列文章的机会。在大多数情况下，这些是针对心胸外科手术后患者的围手术期超声心动图诊断和治疗的研究文章。但在某些情况下，这些文章的目标通常是围手术期超声心动图的使用。