2019
Increased Sensitivity of Focused Cardiac Ultrasound for Pulmonary Embolism in Emergency Department Patients With Abnormal Vital Signs
Daley JI, Dwyer KH, Grunwald Z, Shaw DL, Stone MB, Schick A, Vrablik M, Hall M, Hall J, Liteplo AS, Haney RM, Hun N, Liu R, Moore CL. Increased Sensitivity of Focused Cardiac Ultrasound for Pulmonary Embolism in Emergency Department Patients With Abnormal Vital Signs. Academic Emergency Medicine 2019, 26: 1211-1220. PMID: 31562679, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13774.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbnormal vital signsComputed tomography angiographyBeats/minPulmonary embolismVital signsProspective observational multicenter cohort studyCardiac ultrasoundTricuspid annular plane systolic excursionObservational multicenter cohort studyAnnular plane systolic excursionDiagnosis of PERight ventricular dysfunctionMulticenter cohort studyRight ventricular dilationUrban academic EDEmergency department patientsEntire patient populationVital sign abnormalitiesFocused cardiac ultrasoundRapid bedside testDiagnostic test characteristicsSubstantial interobserver agreementMcConnell's signVentricular dysfunctionCohort study
2016
Corrected flow time: a noninvasive ultrasound measure to detect preload reduction by nitroglycerin
Pare JR, Liu R, Moore CL, Safdar B. Corrected flow time: a noninvasive ultrasound measure to detect preload reduction by nitroglycerin. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2016, 34: 1859-1862. PMID: 27431739, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.06.077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdministration of nitroglycerinIntravascular volume statusPreload reductionVolume statusPatient's intravascular volume statusProspective cohort studyChest pain centerDiastolic blood pressureBeats/minMean heart rateReliable noninvasive measureIntraclass correlation coefficientCardiac evaluationPain centerCohort studyBlood pressureSublingual nitroglycerinDoppler measurementsHeart rateInvasive measuresNitroglycerinNoninvasive measureUltrasound measuresAdministrationSpectral Doppler measurements