[Value of echocardiography in cardiological emergencies in adults].
To-day, two dimensional echocardiography represents a fundamental technique for diagnosis in cardiovascular emergency in the adult. The appropriate place for that type of examination is in different pathologies such as acute myocardial infarction, cardiac tamponade, dissecting aortic aneurysm, pulmonary embolism, dysfunction of prosthetic cardiac valves.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000175:diagnosis; D004452:Echocardiography; D004630:Emergencies; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis
Intérêt de l'échocardiographie dans les urgences cardiologiques de l'adulte.