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Cardiovascular examination using hand-held cardiac ultrasound
Echocardiography is the first-line imaging modality for assessing cardiac function and morphology. The miniaturisation of ultrasound technology has...
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Sub-clinical rheumatic heart disease (RHD) detected by hand-held echocardiogram in children participating in a school-based RHD prevention program in Tanzania
BackgroundRheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) continues to cause suffering and premature deaths in many sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries, where the...
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Implementing focused echocardiography and AI-supported analysis in a population-based survey in Lesotho: implications for community-based cardiovascular disease care models
In settings where access to expert echocardiography is limited, focused echocardiography, combined with artificial intelligence (AI)-supported...
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Guidance for performance, utilization, and education of cardiac and lung point-of-care ultrasonography from the Japanese Society of Echocardiography
In recent years, bedside ultrasound examinations have been used in many clinical departments and are called point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS)....
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Medical student medium-term skill retention following cardiac point-of-care ultrasound training based on the American Society of Echocardiography curriculum framework
BackgroundNo studies have demonstrated medium- or long-term skill retention of cardiac point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) curriculum for medical...
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Effectiveness of real-time tele-ultrasound for echocardiography in resource-limited medical teams
BackgroundEchocardiography is a first-line tool for the screening of patients with cardiac dysfunction. However, the mastery of echocardiography...
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Can absence of cardiac activity on point-of-care echocardiography predict death in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest? A systematic review and meta-analysis
AimThe purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the accuracy of the absence of cardiac motion on point-of-care...
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Echocardiography for the Pregnant Heart
Purpose of reviewPregnancy is associated with significant hemodynamic changes, making it a potentially high-risk period for women with underlying...
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Challenges in Grading the Severity of Right Ventricular Dysfunction via Point-of-Care Echocardiography
Purpose of ReviewThis review discusses the current limitations of assessing the right ventricle (RV) using Point-of-Care Ultrasound, explains the...
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Pre-clinical medical student cardiac point-of-care ultrasound curriculum based on the American Society of Echocardiography recommendations: a pilot and feasibility study
BackgroundCardiac point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) training has been integrated into medical school curricula. However, there is no standardized...
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The effectiveness of a blended POCUS curriculum on achieving basic focused bedside transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) proficiency. A formalized pilot study
ObjectiveThe study objective is to evaluate the effeteness of an existing educational platform blending didactic presentation and hands-on simulation...
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High-echoic line tracing of transthoracic echocardiography accurately assesses right ventricular enlargement in adult patients with atrial septal defect
Accurate measurement of right ventricular (RV) size using transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is important for evaluating the severity of congenital...
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Stress echocardiography in coronary artery disease: a practical guideline from the British Society of Echocardiography
Stress echocardiography is an established technique for assessing coronary artery disease. It has primarily been used for the diagnosis and...
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The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Echocardiography
Purpose of ReviewEchocardiography is an indispensable tool in diagnostic cardiology and is fundamental to clinical care. Significant advances in...
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The Role of Echocardiography in the Cancer Patient
Purpose of ReviewTo review the uses of echocardiography in patients with cancer and how it has expanded beyond the typical monitoring of systolic...
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The PRICES statement: an ESICM expert consensus on methodology for conducting and reporting critical care echocardiography research studies
PurposeEchocardiography is a common tool for cardiac and hemodynamic assessments in critical care research. However, interpretation (and...
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Appropriate Use Criteria for Echocardiography in the Era of Value-Based Care: Mission Accomplished or Future Mandates?
Purpose of ReviewThe purpose of this review is to highlight the past impact and current role of the Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) for...
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Correlations and discrepancies between cardiac ultrasound, clinical diagnosis and the autopsy findings in early deceased patients with suspected cardiovascular emergencies
Cardiac ultrasound (CUS), either focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) or emergency echocardiography, is frequently used in cardiovascular (CV)...
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Heart–lung interactions in COVID-19: prognostic impact and usefulness of bedside echocardiography for monitoring of the right ventricle involvement
Due to the SARS-CoV-2 infection–related severe pulmonary tissue damages associated with a relative specific widespread thrombotic microangiopathy,...
