Lung ultrasound in heart failure
| Autor: | M. Méndez Bailón, J. Carriel, J.M. Cepeda Rodrigo, J.M. Cerqueiro, E. Orviz García |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Lung ultrasonography business.industry General Medicine medicine.disease Prognostic stratification Lung ultrasound Clinical trial 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Heart failure medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Pulmonary congestion Ultrasonography Intensive care medicine Lung congestion business |
| Zdroj: | Revista Clínica Española (English Edition). 220:250-255 |
| ISSN: | 2254-8874 |
| Popis: | The present article reviews the usefulness of lung ultrasound in the diagnosis, prognostic stratification and treatment of patients with heart failure. The article addresses the technical aspects when performing lung ultrasonography, as well as the importance of the presence of B-lines in the diagnosis and the prognostic value of pulmonary congestion. Moreover, the article reviews the most recently published evidence on the use of lung ultrasound in heart failure. Lastly, the article references the new clinical trials currently underway, including the EPICC study conducted jointly by the Heart Failure and Clinical Ultrasonography Workgroups of the Spanish Society of Internal Medicine. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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