12.11.2021 | Special Feature: Review Article
Use of aortic point-of-care ultrasound in conventional and emergent echocardiography
verfasst von:
Kazuhiro Nishigami
Erschienen in:
Journal of Medical Ultrasonics
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Ausgabe 4/2022
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Abstract
Aortic aneurysms expand asymptomatically and rupture lethally. Acute aortic dissection is also a highly lethal cardiovascular emergency and requires prompt recognition. Although cardiovascular ultrasonography has a suboptimal accuracy rate for detecting aortic dissection, it is noninvasive, readily available, and easy to use. Recently, the concept of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) refers to the use of portable and/or implemented ultrasound at the patient’s bedside for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Aortic POCUS could become an important tool for aortic aneurysm screening and primary diagnosis of acute aortic dissection.