title: [Clinical value of emergency bedside ultrasonocardiogram in cardiac care unit].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the clinical value of application of emergency bedside ultrasound cardiogram (UCG) in cardiac intensive care unit.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted a retrospective analysis of 116 cases who received examination with emergency bedside UCG within the period from April 2000 to March 2001.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The positivity rate of examination with emergency bedside UCG was 100% among these patients. The diseases identified were as follows: acute myocardial infarction in 41 cases, angina pectoris in 16, ventricular aneurysm in 5, perforation of ventricular septum in 2, rheumatic valvular disease in 9, dilated cardiomyopathy in 9 and aortic dissecting aneurysm in 7.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Emergency bedside UCG has important value in clinical diagnosis of cardiac emergencies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Nanfang Hospital, First Military Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Zhi-Bin
authors.initials: ZB
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Shi-Ping
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Cao
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002300:Cardiac Care Facilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D014463:Ultrasonography