Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
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This prospective study was performed to evaluate the diagnostic role of point-of-care lung ultrasound (LUS) and inferior vena cava (IVC) ultrasound in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). ⋯ In the ED setting, an assessment of B-lines and measurement of IVC diameters are better markers than the B-type natriuretic peptide level, EF, or chest x-ray for diagnosis of ADHF and can be used to make decisions for hospitalization or discharge from the ED.