Unexpected finding on focus echocardiogram

Authors

  • Carolina Cabrera University of Valparaiso, Chile
  • José Juan Gómez de Diego Heart Institute. San Carlos Clinical Hospital. Madrid Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37615/retic.v5n2a16

Keywords:

echocardioscopy, pseudoaneurysm.

Abstract

Fast assessment with echo or focus echocardiography has become a basic tool in the assessment of the acute patient. We present a very peculiar case in which the echo allowed to guide the management of a patient in a very different way from what was suspected in the initial assessment.

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References

Kalagara H, Coker B, Gerstein NS, Kukreja P, Deriy L, Pierce A, Townsley. Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) for the Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2022 Apr;36(4):1132-1147. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2021.01.018

Published

2022-08-30

How to Cite

1.
Cabrera C, Gómez de Diego JJ. Unexpected finding on focus echocardiogram. Rev Ecocar Pract (RETIC) [Internet]. 2022 Aug. 30 [cited 2024 May 12];5(2):69-70. Available from: https://imagenretic.org/RevEcocarPract/article/view/501