Diagnostic accuracy of pocket-size handheld echocardiographs used by cardiologists in the acute care setting

Testuz, Ariane Marie; Mueller, Hajo; Keller, Pierre-Frédéric; Meyer, Philippe; Stampfli, Tomoe Elianne Lybia; Sekoranja, Lucka; Vuille, Cédric; Burri, Haran Kumar

doi:10.1093/ehjci/jes085

Scientific article

English

Diagnostic accuracy of pocket-size handheld echocardiographs used by cardiologists in the acute care setting

ContributorsTestuz, Ariane Marie; Mueller, Hajo

; Keller, Pierre-Frédéric; Meyer, Philippe; Stampfli, Tomoe Elianne Lybia; Sekoranja, Lucka; Vuille, Cédric; Burri, Haran Kumar

Published inEuropean heart journal. Cardiovascular imaging, vol. 14, no. 1, p. 38-42

Publication date2013

Abstract

Pocket-size echographs may be useful for bedside diagnosis in acute cardiac care, but their diagnostic accuracy in this setting has not been well tested. Our aim was to evaluate this tool in patients requiring an urgent echocardiogram.

Keywords

Aortic Valve/ultrasonography
Cardiology/trends
Echocardiography/instrumentation
Echocardiography, Doppler/instrumentation/methods
Emergency Service, Hospital
Equipment Design
Heart Failure/diagnosis/ultrasonography
Humans
Miniaturization
Mitral Valve/ultrasonography
Pericardial Effusion/diagnosis/ultrasonography
Point-of-Care Systems
Predictive Value of Tests
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Severity of Illness Index
Tricuspid Valve/ultrasonography

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

Citation (ISO format)

TESTUZ, Ariane Marie et al. Diagnostic accuracy of pocket-size handheld echocardiographs used by cardiologists in the acute care setting. In: European heart journal. Cardiovascular imaging, 2013, vol. 14, n° 1, p. 38–42. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jes085

Article (Accepted version)

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PID : unige:78065
DOI : 10.1093/ehjci/jes085
PMID : 22535657

Journal ISSN2047-2404

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Diagnostic accuracy of pocket-size handheld echocardiographs used by cardiologists in the acute care setting

Pocket-size echographs may be useful for bedside diagnosis in acute cardiac care, but their diagnostic accuracy in this setting has not been well tested. Our aim was to evaluate this tool in patients requiring an urgent echocardiogram.

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