Kobal Sergio L, Atar Shaul, Siegel Robert J
Cardiac Non-Invasive Laboratory, Room 5335, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA.
Chest. 2004 Sep;126(3):693-701. doi: 10.1378/chest.126.3.693.
We assessed the clinical utility of hand-carried cardiac ultrasound (HCU) devices to assist physicians in the diagnosis of cardiovascular disease.
We reviewed 42 articles published from 1978 to 2004.
The capability and simplicity of the HCU device assist physicians in the diagnosis of cardiovascular disease at the initial patients contact. HCU is particularly useful in the setting of emergency or critical care, community screening, or in remote areas with limited access to health care.
The inherent limitations of the physical examination as well as the reduced focus and training in physical diagnosis of current and recent medical school graduates has set the stage for the HCU device to modify traditional medical practices by complementing the physical examination with real-time cardiovascular imaging.
我们评估了手持式心脏超声（HCU）设备在协助医生诊断心血管疾病方面的临床实用性。
我们回顾了1978年至2004年发表的42篇文章。
HCU设备的功能和简易性有助于医生在首次接触患者时诊断心血管疾病。HCU在急诊或重症监护、社区筛查或医疗服务可及性有限的偏远地区尤其有用。
体格检查的固有局限性以及当前和近期医学院毕业生在体格诊断方面的关注度和培训减少，为HCU设备通过实时心血管成像补充体格检查来改变传统医疗实践奠定了基础。
