Lung Ultrasound for the Evaluation of Pulmonary Congestion in Outpatients
Author(s) -
Marcelo Haertel Miglioranza,
Luna Gargani,
Roberto T. Sant’Anna,
Marciane Maria Rover,
Vítor Magnus Martins,
Augusto Mantovani,
Cristina Klein Weber,
Maria Antonieta Moraes,
Carlos Jader Feldman,
Renato A. K. Kalil,
Rosa Sicari,
Eugenio Picaño,
Tiago Luiz Luz Leiria
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2013.08.004
Subject(s) - lung ultrasound , ultrasound , medicine , lung , radiology
The aim of this study was to define the performance of lung ultrasound (LUS) compared with clinical assessment, natriuretic peptides, and echocardiography, to evaluate decompensation in patients with systolic heart failure (HF) in an outpatient clinic.
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