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KMID : 1146220220300010025
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Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging
2022 Volume.30 No. 1 p.25 ~ p.34
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Handheld Echocardiography in a Clinical Practice Scenario: Concordances Compared to Standard Echocardiographic Reports
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Blume Gustavo Gavazzoni
Lechinewski Luka David
Vieira Isabela Pedroza
Clausell Nadine
Bertinato Giovana Paludo
Machado-Junior Paulo Andre Bispo
Berro Pedro Goulart
Moura Lidia Ana Zytynski
Tsang Teresa
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Abstract
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BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to assess the utility of a handheld device (HH) used during common daily practice and its agreement with the results of a standard echocardiography study (STD) performed by experienced sonographers and echocardiographer.
METHODS: A prospective follow-up was conducted in an adult outpatient echocardiography clinic. Experienced sonographers performed the STD and an experienced echocardiographer performed the HH. STD included 2-dimensional images, Doppler and hemodynamics analysis. Hemodynamic assessment was not performed with the HH device because the HH does not include such technology. The images were interpreted by blinded echocardiographers, and the agreement between the reports was analyzed.
RESULTS: A total of 108 patients were included; and the concordance for left ventricle (LV) ejection fraction (EF), wall motion score index, LV and right ventricle (RV) function, RV size, and mitral and aortic stenosis was excellent with κ values greater than 0.80. Wall motion abnormalities had good concordance (κ value 0.78). The agreement for LV hypertrophy, mitral and aortic regurgitation was moderate, and tricuspid and pulmonary regurgitation agreements were low (κ values of 0.26 and 0.25, respectively).
CONCLUSIONS: In a daily practice scenario with experienced hands, HH demonstrated good correlation for most echocardiography indications, such as ventricular size and function assessment and stenosis valve lesion analyses.
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KEYWORD
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Transthoracic echocardiography, Ultrasonography, Cardiovascular diagnostic techiniques, 2D echocardiography
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