Pocket Mobile Echocardiography

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Clinical-significance 3 Notes 4 More General Terms 5 References

Introduction

• commercially available for clinical use [1]

Clinical-significance

• allows assessment of:

• LV ejection fraction (91%)
• wall-motion abnormalities (74%)
• aortic valve & mitral valve pathology (77-79%)

Notes

• weighs 14 oz, measures 5x3x1 inches

More General Terms

• echocardiography
• point of care test

References

1. Liebo MJ et al. Is pocket mobile echocardiography the next-generation stethoscope? A cross-sectional comparison of rapidly acquired images with standard transthoracic echocardiography. Ann Intern Med 2011 Jul 5; 155:33. PMID: [1]

pocket mobile echocardiography; mobile-device echocardiography