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Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Diagnosis of Cor Triatriatum Sinistrum in Pediatric Cardiac Arrest
Cardiac arrest in the adolescent population secondary to congenital heart disease (CHD) is rare. Focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) in the emergency department (ED) can yield important clinical information, aid in resuscitative efforts during cardiac arrest and is commonly integrated into the evalua...
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Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4644046/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26587102 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2015.6.26093 |
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author | Kehrl, Thompson Dagen, Callie T. Becker, Brent A. |
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description | Cardiac arrest in the adolescent population secondary to congenital heart disease (CHD) is rare. Focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) in the emergency department (ED) can yield important clinical information, aid in resuscitative efforts during cardiac arrest and is commonly integrated into the evaluation of patients with pulseless electrical activity (PEA). We report a case of pediatric cardiac arrest in which FoCUS was used to diagnose a critical CHD known as cor triatriatum sinistrum as the likely cause for PEA cardiac arrest and help direct ED resuscitation. |
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spelling | pubmed-46440462015-11-19 Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Diagnosis of Cor Triatriatum Sinistrum in Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Kehrl, Thompson Dagen, Callie T. Becker, Brent A. West J Emerg Med Technology in Emergency Medicine Cardiac arrest in the adolescent population secondary to congenital heart disease (CHD) is rare. Focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) in the emergency department (ED) can yield important clinical information, aid in resuscitative efforts during cardiac arrest and is commonly integrated into the evaluation of patients with pulseless electrical activity (PEA). We report a case of pediatric cardiac arrest in which FoCUS was used to diagnose a critical CHD known as cor triatriatum sinistrum as the likely cause for PEA cardiac arrest and help direct ED resuscitation. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2015-09 2015-10-20 /pmc/articles/PMC4644046/ /pubmed/26587102 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2015.6.26093 Text en Copyright © 2015 Kehrl et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
spellingShingle | Technology in Emergency Medicine Kehrl, Thompson Dagen, Callie T. Becker, Brent A. Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Diagnosis of Cor Triatriatum Sinistrum in Pediatric Cardiac Arrest |
title | Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Diagnosis of Cor Triatriatum Sinistrum in Pediatric Cardiac Arrest |
title_full | Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Diagnosis of Cor Triatriatum Sinistrum in Pediatric Cardiac Arrest |
title_fullStr | Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Diagnosis of Cor Triatriatum Sinistrum in Pediatric Cardiac Arrest |
title_full_unstemmed | Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Diagnosis of Cor Triatriatum Sinistrum in Pediatric Cardiac Arrest |
title_short | Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Diagnosis of Cor Triatriatum Sinistrum in Pediatric Cardiac Arrest |
title_sort | focused cardiac ultrasound diagnosis of cor triatriatum sinistrum in pediatric cardiac arrest |
topic | Technology in Emergency Medicine |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4644046/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26587102 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2015.6.26093 |
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