Objective Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common diagnosis with significant mortality if not
appropriately treated. The use of transthoracic echocardiography in patients with PE is …

Introduction Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a potentially fatal disease encountered in the
hospital setting. Prompt diagnosis and management can improve outcomes and survival …

Objective To determine the diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound in suspected
pulmonary embolism. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources …

Aims To evaluate the evidence and produce a summary and recommendations for the most
common heart and lung applications of point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS). Methods We …

Background Focused cardiac ultrasound (FOCUS) is insensitive for pulmonary embolism
(PE). Theoretically, when a clot is large enough to cause vital sign abnormalities, it is more …

Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is a relatively common form of venous thromboembolism
that can lead to significant morbidity and mortality, with additional legal liability for …

En el presente documento se sintetizan el concepto de ecocardioscopia, los aspectos
técnicos fundamentales relacionados con esta técnica y sus objetivos diagnósticos …

Objectives Validated acute heart failure (AHF) clinical decision instruments (CDI)
insufficiently identify low‐risk patients meriting consideration of outpatient treatment. While …

Objective The study objective was to investigate the combined accuracy of right heart strain
on focused cardiac ultrasound (FOCUS) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) on compression …

Objectives Detecting reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) by an emergency
physician (EP) is an important skill. The subjective ultrasound assessment of LVEF by EPs …