Cardiovascular Examination Using Hand-held Cardiac Ultrasound

Overview

Journal J Echocardiogr

Specialties Cardiology & Vascular Diseases
Radiology

Date 2021 Aug 3

PMID 34341942

Citations 6

Authors

Sam Jenkins

Mohamed G Shiha

Eron Yones

James Wardley

Alisdair Ryding

Chris Sawh

Marcus Flather

Paul Morris

Andrew J Swift

Vassilios S Vassiliou

Pankaj Garg

Affiliations

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Abstract

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.

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