Feasibility, diagnostic performance and clinical value of an abbreviated echocardiography protocol in an out-patient cardiovascular setting: a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There has been a growing demand for echocardiography services over the last 5 years, with this supply-demand mismatch exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior studies have suggested a high proportion of normal findings among echocardiograms requested for patients without known cardiovascular disease, particularly in low-risk cohorts. This pilot study investigates the role of an abbreviated echocardiography protocol in improving access to echocardiography services in a low-risk outpatient setting within the rapid access chest pain (RACP) clinic.

Method

A retrospective review of electronic medical records and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) studies for 212 patients from RACP clinic in 2019 (cohort A), prior to the introduction of the abbreviated echocardiogr

SUBMITTER: Ng SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9473732 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature