Continuous monitoring of the cardiac function with “Echocardiographic patches”: doctor Spock is here

Authors

  • Miguel Ángel García Fernández President of the Spanish Cardiac Imaging Society. Professor of Medicine. Chair of cardiac imaging. School of Medicine of the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37615/retic.v6n1a1

Keywords:

Portable echocardiogram, wearable, echocardiographic wearable.

Abstract

In this editorial we review the surprising concept of the "echocardiographic wearable" as a portable device capable of continuously monitoring cardiac function, the technical advances made in this field and the possible clinical applications.

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Published

2023-04-30

How to Cite

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García Fernández M Ángel. Continuous monitoring of the cardiac function with “Echocardiographic patches”: doctor Spock is here. Rev Ecocar Pract (RETIC) [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 30 [cited 2024 May 16];6(1). Available from: https://imagenretic.org/RevEcocarPract/article/view/582