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May 1, 2003Echocardiography

A Hand‐Carried Personal Ultrasound Device for Rapid Evaluation of Left Ventricular Function: Use After Limited Echo Training

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Why the study?

Does a hand-carried personal ultrasound device used by a physician with limited echo training accurately evaluate left ventricular size and function compared to conventional echocardiography?

Population

45 patients undergoing echocardiographic evaluation

Comparison

Hand-carried personal ultrasound device exam… vs Sonographer-performed and echocardiographer-inter…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

KLKristina LemolaChang Gung UniversityEYElina YamadaMichigan MedicineDJDinesh JagasiaHospital of the University of Pennsylvania

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Implication

Supports limited-training HCPUD for qualitative LV systolic screening; leaves open quantitative accuracy versus conventional echo.

Structured PICO

Does a hand-carried personal ultrasound device used by a physician with limited echo training accurately evaluate left ventricular size and function compared to conventional echocardiography?

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Population
45 patients undergoing echocardiographic evaluation
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Intervention
Hand-carried personal ultrasound device (HCPUD) exam (2.4-kg device with a 2- to 4-MHz curved transducer and color power Doppler, SonoSite) performed by a Cardiology Fellow
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Comparator
Sonographer-performed and echocardiographer-interpreted exams using conventional equipment
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Outcome
Accuracy of rapid HCPUD evaluation of left ventricular (LV) size and function (qualitative assessment of LV systolic function, quantitative measurements of LVEDD and IVS thickness)surrogate

A hand-carried personal ultrasound device can be effectively used by physicians with limited training to rapidly screen for qualitative abnormalities of LV systolic function, though quantitative measurements of smaller structures are more challenging.

Cite This Study

Lemola et al. (2003) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7366e27cd2f95261c1e4dahttps://doi.org/10.1046/j.1540-8175.2003.03035.x
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