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The use of echocardiography in acute cardiovascular care: Recommendations of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association [Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars]
Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2016; 44(1): 53-80 | DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeu210

The use of echocardiography in acute cardiovascular care: Recommendations of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association

Patrizio Lancellotti1, Susanna Price2, Thor Edvardsen3, Bernard Cosyns4, Aleksandar N. Neskovic5, Raluca Dulgheru1, Frank A. Flachskampf6, Christian Hassager7, Agnes Pasquet8, Luna Gargani9, Maurizio Galderisi10, Nuno Cardim11, Kristina H. Haugaa3, Arnaud Ancion1, Jose-luis Zamorano12
1Kardiyoloji Bakım Ünitesi, Liej Üniversite Hastanesi, GIGA Kardiyovasküler Bilimler, Kardiyoloji Bölümü, CHU Sart Tilman, Liej, Belçika
2Erişkin Yoğun Bakım Ünitesi, Royal Brompton Hastanesi, Londra, İngiltere
3Kardiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Oslo Üniversite Hastanesi ve Oslo Üniversitesi, Oslo, Norveç
4Ziekenhuis Universitesi VUB, Centrum Voor Hart-en Vaatziekten (CHVZ), Brüksel, Belçika
5CenterZemun Klinik Hastanesi, Belgrad Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Belgrad, Sırbistan
6Uppsala Üniversitesi, Institut för Medicinska Vetenskaper, Akademiska Sjukhuset, Ingang 40, Plan 5, 75185 Uppsala, İsveç
7Kardiyoloji Bölümü, Kopenhag Üniversitesi, Danimarka
8Kardiyoloji Bölümü, Louvain Katolik Üniversitesi, Saint-Luc Klinik Üniversitesi, Brüksel, Belçika
9Klinik Fizyoloji Enstitüsü, Ulusal Araştırma Konseyi, Pisa, İtalya
10Translasyonel Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü, Federico II Üniversite Hastanesi, Napoli, İtalya
11Ekokardiyografi laboratuarı, Luz Hastanesi, Lizbon, Portekiz
12Ramon y Cajal Hastanesi, Alcala Üniversitesi, Madrid, İspanya

Echocardiography is one of the most powerful diagnostic and monitoring tools available to the modern emergency/ critical care practitioner. Currently, there is a lack of specific European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging/Acute Cardiovascular Care Association recommendations for the use of echocardiography in acute cardiovascular care. In this document, we describe the practical applications of echocardiography in patients with acute cardiac conditions, in particular with acute chest pain, acute heart failure, suspected cardiac tamponade, complications of myocardial infarction, acute valvular heart disease including endocarditis, acute disease of the ascending aorta and post-intervention complications. Specific issues regarding echocardiography in other acute cardiovascular care scenarios are also described.

Keywords: Acute cardiovascular care, Critically ill patients, Echocardiography, Recommendations

How to cite this article
Patrizio Lancellotti, Susanna Price, Thor Edvardsen, Bernard Cosyns, Aleksandar N. Neskovic, Raluca Dulgheru, Frank A. Flachskampf, Christian Hassager, Agnes Pasquet, Luna Gargani, Maurizio Galderisi, Nuno Cardim, Kristina H. Haugaa, Arnaud Ancion, Jose-luis Zamorano. The use of echocardiography in acute cardiovascular care: Recommendations of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2016; 44(1): 53-80

Corresponding Author: Patrizio Lancellotti
Manuscript Language: Turkish


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