Point-of-care echocardiographic screening for left-sided valve heart disease: high yield and affordable cost in an elderly cohort recruited in primary practice

Point-of-care echocardiographic screening for left-sided valve heart disease: high yield and affordable cost in an elderly cohort recruited in primary practice

Background: Data about the epidemiology of valvular heart disease (VHD) in the elderly is scarce. Hand-held ultrasound devices (HUDs) enable point-of-care ultrasound scanning (POCUS) but their use in an elderly population has not been reported for VHD screening in primary practice. Methods: One hu...

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Main Authors: Catrin Williams, Anca Mateescu, Emma Rees, Kirstie Truman, Claire Elliott, Bohdana Bahlay, Ailsa Wallis, Adrian Ionescu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Echo Research and Practice
Subjects:
heart valve disease
hand-held ultrasound
screening
costs
Online Access:https://erp.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/echo/6/3/ERP-19-0011.xml

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