Feasibility of patient-performed lung ultrasound self-exams (Patient-PLUS) as a potential approach to telemedicine in heart failure.
Alan T ChiemGeorge W LimAmir P TabibniaAndrea S TakemotoDaniel M WeingrowJacqueline E ShibataPublished in: ESC heart failure (2021)
This pilot study reports that training HF patients to perform a LUS self-exam is feasible, with reported high self-efficacy. This supports further investigation into a telemedicine model using LUS to reduce emergency department visits and hospitalizations associated with HF.