Provides European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and Acute Cardiovascular Care Association recommendations for the practical applications of echocardiography in patients with acute cardiac conditions.
Provides expert consensus on echocardiography use in acute care; leaves open need for prospective outcome validation.
Echocardiography is one of the most powerful diagnostic and monitoring tools available to the modern emergency/critical care practitioner. Currently, there is a lack of specific European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging/Acute Cardiovascular Care Association recommendations for the use of echocardiography in acute cardiovascular care. In this document, we describe the practical applications of echocardiography in patients with acute cardiac conditions, in particular with acute chest pain, acute heart failure, suspected cardiac tamponade, complications of myocardial infarction, acute valvular heart disease including endocarditis, acute disease of the ascending aorta and post-intervention complications. Specific issues regarding echocardiography in other acute cardiovascular care scenarios are also described.
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Lancellotti et al. (2014) conducted a review in Acute cardiovascular conditions. Echocardiography was evaluated. Echocardiography is a fundamental diagnostic and monitoring tool in acute cardiovascular care, with specific recommendations provided for its use in acute chest pain, heart failure, and other cardiac emergencies.
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