Utility and diagnostic accuracy of hand-carried ultrasound for emergency room evaluation of chest pain

Shaul Atar, Alexander Feldman, Aziz Darawshe, Robert J. Siegel, Tiberio Rosenfeld

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Abstract

This study examined the utility and accuracy of immediate hand-carried echocardiography in patients presenting to the emergency room with chest pain and a normal or nondiagnostic electrocardiogram. Hand-carried echocardiography was highly concordant (κ = 0.8) with troponin T tests as well as the discharge diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome, had a 100% sensitivity for the detection of acute coronary syndrome, 93% specificity, and 71% and 100% positive and negative predictive values, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)408-409
Number of pages2
JournalAmerican Journal of Cardiology
Volume94
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Aug 2004
Externally publishedYes

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