Home-operated ultrasound exam for detection of worsening heart failure (HOUSE-HF).

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is associated with a high degree of morbidity and mortality. Dynamic lung ultrasound artefact called B-lines can be obtained at the bedside and directly correlate with pulmonary vascular congestion. Obtaining patient-performed lung ultrasound images in the outpatient setting is novel. We assessed the feasibility of patients recently hospitalized for ADHF to self-perform a limited lung ultrasound using a handheld ultrasound probe and upload the images to a secure cloud for physician interpretation.

Methods

This was a prospective observational convenience sample. Patients were enrolled from an urban academic tertiary care centre and were eligible if they had chronic left-sided heart failure regardless of ejection fraction. While ho

SUBMITTER: Prenner SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12450772 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature