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ArticleInternal and emergency medicine2023

The measurement of the left ventricle ejection fraction by a bedside FoCUS examination.

Antonio Martocchia, Cinzia Piccoli, Michele Fortunato Notarangelo, Daniela Sergi, Beata Ostrowska, Paolo Martelletti, Carmine Savoia, Luciano De Biase, Giorgio Sesti

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Antonio MartocchiaEmergency Medicine Unit, S. Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Via di Grottarossa 1035, 00189, Rome, Italy. antonio.martocchia@uniroma1.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6201-5377
Cinzia PiccoliEmergency Medicine Unit, S. Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Via di Grottarossa 1035, 00189, Rome, Italy.
Michele Fortunato NotarangeloEmergency Medicine Unit, S. Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Via di Grottarossa 1035, 00189, Rome, Italy.
Daniela SergiRadiology Unit, S. Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Beata OstrowskaHeart Failure Unit, Clinical and Molecular Medicine Department, S. Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Paolo MartellettiEmergency Medicine Unit, S. Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Via di Grottarossa 1035, 00189, Rome, Italy.
Carmine SavoiaClinical and Molecular Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, S. Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Luciano De BiaseHeart Failure Unit, Clinical and Molecular Medicine Department, S. Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Giorgio SestiInternal Medicine Unit, S. Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.

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Abstract

The use of point-of-care ultrasound is rapidly increasing in medical practice. This study aims to evaluate the left ventricle systolic function by the bedside focus cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS). We consecutively enrolled n.59 patients of the Emergency Medicine Unit of S. Andrea Hospital. Every patient received a bedside FoCUS examination to estimate the left ventricle (LV) ejection fraction (EF); the LV EF measurements were compared with those obtained by standard echocardiography (as gold standard). The LV EF obtained by the bedside FoCUS examination and the standard echocardiography, resulted, respectively: 50.2 ± 15.1% (by the Quinones equation), 39.5 + 12.0% (by the Lvivo app) and 53.7 + 11.1% (by the standard echocardiography). The correlations between the bedside FoCUS EF measurements versus standard echocardiography were statistically significant: r =  + 0.694 p < 1.9 × 10

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Emergency MedicineVentricular Dysfunction, LeftHeart VentriclesHumansQuinonesReproducibility of ResultsStroke VolumeVentricular Function, LeftQuinonesBedside ultrasoundEchocardiographyEjection fractionHeart failure

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