<s>
Focus	B-Algorithm
assessed	I-Algorithm
transthoracic	I-Algorithm
echocardiography	I-Algorithm
(	O
or	O
FATE	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
transthoracic	B-Algorithm
echocardiogram	I-Algorithm
,	O
or	O
sonogram	B-Application
of	O
the	O
heart	O
,	O
often	O
performed	O
by	O
non-cardiologist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
focused	O
cardiac	B-Application
ultrasound	I-Application
protocol	O
for	O
non-cardiologists	O
was	O
devised	O
by	O
Dr	O
Erik	O
Sloth	O
in	O
1989	O
and	O
has	O
formed	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
hands-on	O
FATE	O
courses	O
ever	O
since	O
.	O
</s>
