• Revista clínica española · May 2020

    Lung ultrasound in heart failure.

    • M Méndez Bailón, J M Cerqueiro, J Carriel, E Orviz García, and J M Cepeda Rodrigo.
    • Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Facultad de Medicina Universidad Complutense, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica, Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, España. Electronic address: manuelmenba@hotmail.com.
    • Rev Clin Esp. 2020 May 1; 220 (4): 250-255.

    AbstractThe present article reviews the usefulness of lung ultrasound in the diagnosis, prognostic stratification and treatment of patients with heart failure. The article addresses the technical aspects when performing lung ultrasonography, as well as the importance of the presence of B-lines in the diagnosis and the prognostic value of pulmonary congestion. Moreover, the article reviews the most recently published evidence on the use of lung ultrasound in heart failure. Lastly, the article references the new clinical trials currently underway, including the EPICC study conducted jointly by the Heart Failure and Clinical Ultrasonography Workgroups of the Spanish Society of Internal Medicine.Copyright © 2019. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U.

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