TY - JOUR
T1 - The use of echocardiography in acute cardiovascular care: Recommendations of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association
AU - Lancellotti, Patrizio
AU - Price, Susanna
AU - Edvardsen, Thor
AU - Cosyns, Bernard
AU - Neskovic, Aleksandar N.
AU - Dulgheru, Raluca
AU - Flachskampf, Frank A.
AU - Hassager, Christian
AU - Pasquet, Agnes
AU - Gargani, Luna
AU - Galderisi, Maurizio
AU - Cardim, Nuno
AU - Haugaa, Kristina H.
AU - Ancion, Arnaud
AU - Zamorano, Jose-Luis
AU - Donal, Erwan
AU - Bueno, Hector
AU - Habib, Gilbert
PY - 2015/2
Y1 - 2015/2
N2 - Echocardiography is one of the most powerful diagnostic and monitoring tools available to the modern emergency/critical care practitioner. Currently, there is a lack of specific European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging/Acute Cardiovascular Care Association recommendations for the use of echocardiography in acute cardiovascular care. In this document, we describe the practical applications of echocardiography in patients with acute cardiac conditions, in particular with acute chest pain, acute heart failure, suspected cardiac tamponade, complications of myocardial infarction, acute valvular heart disease including endocarditis, acute disease of the ascending aorta and post-intervention complications. Specific issues regarding echocardiography in other acute cardiac care scenarios are also described.
AB - Echocardiography is one of the most powerful diagnostic and monitoring tools available to the modern emergency/critical care practitioner. Currently, there is a lack of specific European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging/Acute Cardiovascular Care Association recommendations for the use of echocardiography in acute cardiovascular care. In this document, we describe the practical applications of echocardiography in patients with acute cardiac conditions, in particular with acute chest pain, acute heart failure, suspected cardiac tamponade, complications of myocardial infarction, acute valvular heart disease including endocarditis, acute disease of the ascending aorta and post-intervention complications. Specific issues regarding echocardiography in other acute cardiac care scenarios are also described.
KW - Acute cardiovascular care
KW - critically ill patients
KW - echocardiography
KW - recommendations
U2 - 10.1177/2048872614568073
DO - 10.1177/2048872614568073
M3 - Article
VL - 4
SP - 3
EP - 5
JO - European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care
JF - European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care
SN - 2048-8726
IS - 1
ER -