[Clinical value of emergency bedside ultrasonocardiogram in cardiac care unit].
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.
Wang
Peng
P
Department of Cardiology, Nanfang Hospital, First Military Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Wu
Wen
W
Xie
Zhi-Bin
ZB
Cao
Shi-Ping
SP
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