scholarly journals Focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) and comprehensive echocardiography in the ICU

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 419-428
Author(s):  
Yukichi Tokita ◽  
Takeshi Yamamoto
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Ultrasound ◽  
Focused Cardiac Ultrasound

scholarly journals One clot after another in COVID-19 patient: diagnostic utility of handheld echocardiogram

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gini Priyadharshini Jeyashanmugaraja ◽  
Evgeny Shloknik ◽  
Deborah Tosin Akanya ◽  
Kristin Stawiarski ◽  
Christopher Winterbottom ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Right Ventricular ◽  
Care Setting ◽  
Pressure Overload ◽  
Massive Pulmonary Embolism ◽  
Cardiac Ultrasound ◽  
Ventricular Dilation ◽  
Severe Respiratory Distress ◽  
Systemic Thrombolysis ◽  
Focused Cardiac Ultrasound ◽  
Right Ventricular Dilation

ABSTRACT A 63-year-old woman was admitted with severe respiratory distress requiring mechanical ventilation and shock requiring vasopressor support. She was found to have COVID-19 pneumonia. Focused cardiac ultrasound performed for evaluation of shock was significant for right ventricular dilation and dysfunction with signs of right ventricular pressure overload. Given worsening shock and hypoxemia systemic thrombolysis was administered for presumed massive pulmonary embolism with remarkable improvement of hemodynamics and respiratory failure. In next 24 h patient’s neurologic status deteriorated to the point of unresponsiveness. Emergent computed tomography showed multiple ischemic infarcts concerning for embolic etiology. Focused cardiac ultrasound with agitated saline showed large right to left shunt due to a patent foramen ovale. This was confirmed by transesophageal echocardiogram, 5 months later. This case highlights strengths of focused cardiac ultrasound in critical care setting and in patients with COVID-19 when access to other imaging modalities can be limited.

Focused Cardiac Ultrasound

2015 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 727-736 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Minardi ◽  
Tom Marshall ◽  
Greta Massey ◽  
Erin Setzer
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Ultrasound ◽  
Focused Cardiac Ultrasound

Focused Cardiac Ultrasound

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theodosios Saranteas ◽  
Fotios Panou
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Ultrasound ◽  
Focused Cardiac Ultrasound

Consensus Document of the SEMI, semFYC, SEN, and SEC on Focused Cardiac Ultrasound in Spain

2018 ◽  
Vol 71 (11) ◽  
pp. 935-940
Author(s):  
Leopoldo Pérez de Isla ◽  
Santiago Díaz Sánchez ◽  
Jorge Pagola ◽  
Gonzalo García de Casasola Sánchez ◽  
Teresa López Fernández ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Ultrasound ◽  
Focused Cardiac Ultrasound ◽  
Consensus Document
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