Adding point of care ultrasound to assess volume status in heart failure patients in a nurse-led outpatient clinic. A randomised study

OBJECTIVES: Medical history, physical examination and laboratory testing are not optimal for the assessment of volume status in heart failure (HF) patients. We aimed to study the clinical influence of focused ultrasound of the pleural cavities and inferior vena cava (IVC) performed by specialised nu...

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Autores principales: Gundersen, Guri Holmen, Norekval, Tone M, Haug, Hilde Haugberg, Skjetne, Kyrre, Kleinau, Jens Olaf, Graven, Torbjorn, Dalen, Havard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
Materias:
Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4717409/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26438785
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2015-307798

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4717409/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26438785
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2015-307798

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