2024
Emergency Physician-performed Echocardiogram in Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients Requiring Coronary Intervention
Tan T, Wright D, Baloescu C, Lee S, Moore C. Emergency Physician-performed Echocardiogram in Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients Requiring Coronary Intervention. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2024, 0: 9-16. PMID: 38205979, PMCID: PMC10777186, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.60508.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPresence of RWMARegional wall motion abnormalitiesCoronary interventionEmergency departmentEmergency physiciansElevation acute coronary syndrome patientsNew regional wall motion abnormalitiesNon-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome patientsAcute coronary syndrome patientsRetrospective observational cohort studyEarly coronary interventionDiagnostic coronary angiographyCoronary artery bypassCoronary syndrome patientsObservational cohort studyActivation criteriaIdentification of patientsWall motion abnormalitiesCare transthoracic echocardiographyMeeting inclusion criteriaED electrocardiogramArtery bypassSame admissionAdult patientsCohort study
2023
Emergency Department Point‐of‐Care Echocardiography and Lung Ultrasound in Predicting COVID‐19 Severity
Baloescu C, Weingart G, Moore C. Emergency Department Point‐of‐Care Echocardiography and Lung Ultrasound in Predicting COVID‐19 Severity. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2023, 42: 1841-1850. PMID: 36840721, DOI: 10.1002/jum.16205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular ejection fractionPleural line abnormalitiesSevere COVID-19Emergency departmentSevere COVIDPOCUS findingsCOVID-19Decreased LVEFEmergency department pointHypoxemic respiratory failureRetrospective cohort studyAdult ED patientsRight ventricular dilationVentricular ejection fractionWeeks of presentationSevere clinical courseCOVID-19 severityLung POCUSRespiratory failureCohort studyCare echocardiographyClinical courseDisease courseEjection fractionHospital admission
2021
Paramedic-performed Prehospital Point-of-care Ultrasound for Patients with Undifferentiated Dyspnea: A Pilot Study
Schoeneck JH, Coughlin RF, Baloescu C, Cone DC, Liu RB, Kalam S, Medoro AK, Medoro I, Joseph D, Burns K, Bohrer-Clancy JI, Moore CL. Paramedic-performed Prehospital Point-of-care Ultrasound for Patients with Undifferentiated Dyspnea: A Pilot Study. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 22: 750-755. PMID: 34125056, PMCID: PMC8203026, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2020.12.49254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongestive heart failureBilateral B-linesDiagnosis of CHFHeart failureDischarge diagnosisEmergency departmentB-lines