Limited bedside echocardiography by emergency physicians for diagnosis of diastolic heart failure

Unluer E. E., Bayata S., Postaci N., Yesil M., Yavasi Ö., Kara P. H., ...More

EMERGENCY MEDICINE JOURNAL, vol.29, no.4, pp.280-283, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1136/emj.2011.111229
  • Journal Name: EMERGENCY MEDICINE JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.280-283
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction The identification of diastolic heart failure (DHF) is important for determining the prognosis of congestive heart failure patients. This study attempted to determine the accuracy of emergency physicians who performed bedside echocardiography (BECH) in patients with diastolic dysfunction.