Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm in coronary care unit patients with acute myocardial infarction using portable transthoracic echocardiography | Zendy

Caroline Cueff | Zendy; Niall Keenan | Zendy; Laura Krapf | Zendy; Philippe Gabríel Steg | Zendy; Claire Cimadevilla | Zendy; Grégory Ducrocq | Zendy; JeanBaptiste Michel | Zendy; A Vahanian | Zendy; David MessikaZeitoun | Zendy

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Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm in coronary care unit patients with acute myocardial infarction using portable transthoracic echocardiography

Author(s) -

Caroline Cueff,

Niall Keenan,

Laura Krapf,

Philippe Gabríel Steg,

Claire Cimadevilla,

Grégory Ducrocq,

JeanBaptiste Michel,

A Vahanian,

David MessikaZeitoun

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

european heart journal - cardiovascular imaging

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.576

H-Index - 92

eISSN - 2047-2412

pISSN - 2047-2404

DOI - 10.1093/ejechocard/jer260

Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , abdominal aortic aneurysm , cardiology , coronary care unit , population , aneurysm , radiology , environmental health

Patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) represent a high-risk population in which screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is recommended but only occasionally performed. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) may offer the unique opportunity to evaluate the cardiac function and to screen for AAA during the same examination. We aimed to evaluate the feasibility of AAA screening at bedside using a portable cardiac ultrasound (US) echo machine and to determine the prevalence of AAA in population with AMI.

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