Cardiovascular examination using hand-held cardiac ultrasound.
Sam JenkinsMohamed G ShihaEron YonesJames WardleyAlisdair RydingChris SawhMarcus FlatherPaul MorrisAndrew J SwiftVassilios S VassiliouAndrew J SwiftPublished in: Journal of echocardiography (2021)
Echocardiography is the first-line imaging modality for assessing cardiac function and morphology. The miniaturisation of ultrasound technology has led to the development of hand-held cardiac ultrasound (HCU) devices. The increasing sophistication of available HCU devices enables clinicians to more comprehensively examine patients at the bedside. HCU can augment clinical exam findings by offering a rapid screening assessment of cardiac dysfunction in both the Emergency Department and in cardiology clinics. Possible implications of implementing HCU into clinical practice are discussed in this review paper.
Keyphrases
- left ventricular
- emergency department
- magnetic resonance imaging
- clinical practice
- primary care
- computed tomography
- high resolution
- contrast enhanced ultrasound
- pulmonary hypertension
- heart failure
- cardiac surgery
- acute kidney injury
- mass spectrometry
- adverse drug
- sensitive detection
- loop mediated isothermal amplification