Use of aortic point-of-care ultrasound in conventional and emergent echocardiography

AbstractAortic 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.
Source: Journal of Medical Ultrasonics - Category: Radiology Source Type: research