Assessment of left ventricular function by GPs using pocket-sized ultrasound

Assessment of left ventricular function by GPs using pocket-sized ultrasound

Assessment of left ventricular (LV) function with echocardiography is mandatory in patients with suspected heart failure (HF). To investigate if GPs were able to evaluate the LV function in patients at risk of developing or with established HF by using pocket-sized ultrasound (pUS). Feasibility stud...

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Veröffentlicht in:Family practice 2012-10, Vol.29 (5), p.534-540
Hauptverfasser: Mjølstad, Ole Christian, Snare, Sten Roar, Folkvord, Lasse, Helland, Frode, Grimsmo, Anders, Torp, Hans, Haraldseth, Olav, Haugen, Bjørn Olav
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Sprache:eng
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Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cardiologists
Echocardiography
Echocardiography - instrumentation
Equipment Design
Feasibility Studies
Female
General practice
General Practice - instrumentation
General practitioners
Humans
Laptop computers
Male
Measurement
Middle Aged
Norway
Original
Primary Health Care
Risk assessment
Ultrasonography - instrumentation
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - diagnostic imaging
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Zusammenfassung:Assessment of left ventricular (LV) function with echocardiography is mandatory in patients with suspected heart failure (HF). To investigate if GPs were able to evaluate the LV function in patients at risk of developing or with established HF by using pocket-sized ultrasound (pUS). Feasibility study in general practice, seven GPs in three different Norwegian primary care centres participated. Ninety-two patients with reduced or at risk of developing reduced LV function were examined by their own GP using pUS. The scan (
ISSN:0263-2136
1460-2229
DOI:10.1093/fampra/cms009