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J Am Coll Cardiol, 2001; 37:2013-2018
© 2001 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation
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Physician-performed point-of-care echocardiography using a laptop platform compared with physical examination in the cardiovascular patient

Kirk T. Spencer, MD, FACCa, Allen S. Anderson, MD, FACCa, Ajay Bhargava, MDa, Amy C. Bales, MD, FACCa, Matthew Sorrentino, MD, FACCa, Kathy Furlong, RNa and Roberto M. Lang, MD, FACCa

a Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging Laboratory, Department of Cardiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA



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  		Figure 1 Prototype miniaturized echocardiographic platform.

 


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  		Figure 2 Examples of still-frames obtained from two-dimensional echocardiographic studies acquired using the miniaturized echocardiographic device. (A) Parasternal long-axis view obtained from a patient with hypertensive heart disease. (B) Parasternal long-axis view obtained from a patient with rheumatic mitral stenosis. (C) Parasternal long-axis view obtained from a patient with severe sclerocalcific aortic valve stenosis and calcification of the mitral valve. (D) Parasternal long-axis view obtained from a patient with a dilated cardiomyopathy. Ao = aorta; LA = left atrium; LV = left ventricle; RV = right ventricle.

 


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  		Figure 3 Examples of color Doppler still-frames acquired using the miniaturized echocardiographic device. (A) Apical four-chamber view depicting moderately severe mitral regurgitation. (B) Apical four-chamber view depicting moderate tricuspid regurgitation. (C) Apical four-chamber view depicting moderately severe aortic insufficiency. (D) Parasternal short-axis view depicting pulmonic insufficiency. Ao = aorta; LV = left ventricle; PA = pulmonary artery; RA = right atrium; RV = right ventricle.

 




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