Key result
Bedside ultrasound detects a large left ventricular mass in severe heart failure.
Why the study?
Echocardiographic findings in patients from central Sudan were not well characterized, particularly regarding inflammatory heart disease and cardiac masses in resource-limited tropical settings.
Case Report (n=1)
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May aid LV thrombus detection in resource-limited HF settings; leaves open questions of accuracy and generalizability.
Richter et al. (1990) conducted a case report in Heart failure and cardiac mass (n=1). Bedside ultrasound was evaluated. Bedside ultrasound successfully identified a large left ventricular mass, likely a thrombus, in a patient presenting with severe heart failure in a resource-limited setting.
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