The Role of Hand-Held Cardiac Ultrasound in Patients with COVID-19
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. The Rational of HUD-Based Cardiac POCUS Utilization in COVID-19 Setting
3. HUDs: Probe Technology and Equipment
4. POCUS Usefulness for Echocardiography Assessment in COVID-19 Patients
5. HUD Feasibility and Quality for Echocardiographic Assessment in COVID-19 Patients
6. The Usefulness and Diagnostic Yield of HUD for Echocardiography Assessment in COVID-19 Patients
7. Evolving Technology and Future Perspectives
8. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Type of Device * | HUD Photo † | Manufacturer/Headquarters | Cardiac Probe | Size (mm) ** | Weight (gr.) | Display Platform (Screen Size) | Wireless Probe |
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BenQ H1300 | BenQ/Taipei City, Taiwan | 2–4 MHz phased | S: 356 × 242 × 153 | S: 1200 | Designated console (8”) | - | |
Butterfly iQ+ | Butterfly Network/Burlington, Massachusetts | 2–10 MHz phased | P: 163 × 56 × 35 | P: 309 | Mobile device | - | |
Chison SonoEye | Chison/Wuxi, Jiangsu, China | 2.5 MHz phased | P: 173 × 64 × 24 | P: 100 | Mobile device | - | |
Clarius PA HD3 | Clarius/Vancouver, BC, CA | 1–5 MHz phased | P: 148 × 76 × 32 | P: 292 | Mobile device | √ | |
Kosmos Ultraportable Ultrasound | EchoNous/Redmond, WA | 2.0–5.0 MHz phased | S: 216 × 146 × 59 P: 150 × 56 × 35 | S: 653 P: 225 | Designated console (8”) or Android tablet | - | |
LeSONO LU710PA | LELTEK Inc./Taipei, Taiwan | 1.7–3.7 MHz phased | P: 194 × 74 × 40 | P: 350 | Mobile device | √ | |
Lumify S4-1 | Philips Medical Systems/Eindhoven, Holland | 1–4 MHz sector/phased | P: 10.2 × 5.1 | P: 96 | Mobile device | - | |
Vave health | Vave Health/Santa Clara, California | 1.5–3.5 MHz phased | P: 169 × 54 × 38 | P: 340 (w) | Mobile device | √ | |
Vscan Extend | GE Healthcare/Chicago, Illinois | 1.7–3.8 MHz Sector | S: 168 × 76 × 22 P: 129 × 39 × 28 | S: 321 P: 85 | Designated console (5.7”) | - |
Assessed Entity/Chamber | Evaluated Parameters and Findings | Potential Diagnoses |
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LV ○ |
| Myocarditis Takotsubo cardiomyopathy Myocardial infarction |
Pericardial space ○ |
| Pericarditis Tamponade |
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| Acute pulmonary hypertension Pulmonary embolism |
IVC |
| Part of volume status/shock assessment † |
Valvular function ○ |
| Regurgitation Stenosis |
Others |
| Thrombus/tumor Pleural effusion Lung congestion |
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Dadon, Z.; Carasso, S.; Gottlieb, S. The Role of Hand-Held Cardiac Ultrasound in Patients with COVID-19. Biomedicines 2023, 11, 239. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines11020239
Dadon Z, Carasso S, Gottlieb S. The Role of Hand-Held Cardiac Ultrasound in Patients with COVID-19. Biomedicines. 2023; 11(2):239. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines11020239
Chicago/Turabian StyleDadon, Ziv, Shemy Carasso, and Shmuel Gottlieb. 2023. "The Role of Hand-Held Cardiac Ultrasound in Patients with COVID-19" Biomedicines 11, no. 2: 239. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines11020239