Key result
The study evaluated the accuracy of a briefly trained examiner using a hand-carried cardiac ultrasound device to identify asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction, but results were not reported.
Why the study?
Can a briefly trained examiner accurately identify asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction using a hand-carried cardiac ultrasound device in high-risk pre-surgical patients?
Population
High risk patients requiring pre-surgical assessment of left ventricular function
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Accuracy unknown as results unreported; leaves open validation of hand-carried ultrasound by briefly trained examiners for pre-surgical LV dysfunction screening.
Observational
Can a briefly trained examiner accurately identify asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction using a hand-carried cardiac ultrasound device in high-risk pre-surgical patients?
Hand-carried cardiac ultrasound by briefly trained operators is being evaluated as a potentially cost-effective alternative to standard echocardiography for pre-surgical risk assessment.
Ehud Jacobzon (2014) conducted an observational in High surgical risk / Asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction. Hand-carried cardiac ultrasound (HCU) by a briefly trained examiner was evaluated on Accuracy to identify asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction (ALVD). The study evaluated the accuracy of a briefly trained examiner using a hand-carried cardiac ultrasound device to identify asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction, but results were not reported.
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