Feasibility and Accuracy of Tele-Echocardiography, With Examinations by Nurses and Interpretation by an Expert via Telemedicine, in an Outpatient Heart Failure Clinic.
Anna Katarina Hjorth-HansenGarrett Newton AndersenTorbjørn GravenGuri Holmen GundersenJens Olaf KleinauOle Christian MjølstadKyrre SkjetneStian StølenHans TorpHåvard DalenPublished in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2020)
Limited echocardiography by nurses in an outpatient heart failure clinic, supported by interpretation by an out-of-hospital cardiologist, was feasible and reliable. This may reduce geographic disparities and allow more patients to benefit from the advantages of implementing focused echocardiography by noncardiologists in diagnostics and follow-up.
Keyphrases
- left ventricular
- heart failure
- healthcare
- computed tomography
- end stage renal disease
- pulmonary hypertension
- primary care
- mental health
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- emergency department
- acute heart failure
- clinical practice