Kobal Sergio L, Lee Steve S, Willner Richard, Aguilar Vargas Francisco E, Luo Huai, Watanabe Colin, Neuman Yoram, Miyamoto Takashi, Siegel Robert J
Division of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA.
Am J Cardiol. 2004 Aug 15;94(4):539-41. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.04.077.
The availability of cardiac ultrasound is limited in developing countries. We evaluated the feasibility and diagnostic capability of a hand-carried cardiac ultrasound device in 126 patients (age 44 +/- 24 years) referred for consultation to a cardiology clinic in rural Mexico. The hand-carried cardiac ultrasound device identified 86 cardiac findings and obviated the need for further comprehensive echocardiographic evaluation in 90% of patients (113 of 126).
在发展中国家，心脏超声设备的可及性有限。我们评估了一款便携式心脏超声设备在126名转诊至墨西哥农村心脏病诊所咨询的患者（年龄44±24岁）中的可行性和诊断能力。该便携式心脏超声设备发现了86项心脏检查结果，90%的患者（126名中的113名）无需进一步进行全面超声心动图评估。
