Abstract
Objective noninvasive measures of dyspnea in patients with acute heart failure are
lacking. In this review, we describe lung ultrasound as a tool to estimate the degree
of pulmonary congestion in patients presenting with acute heart failure and to monitor
therapeutic efficacy. Serial semiquantitative measures of sonographic B-lines in acute
heart failure patients can be converted to pulmonary edema scores obtained at admission
and hospital discharge. These scores provide prognostic information for short-term
clinical outcomes. Lung ultrasound has the potential to measure changes in pulmonary
edema during acute heart failure management and improve risk stratification.
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Publication History
Published online: March 19, 2016
Accepted:
March 17,
2016
Received in revised form:
March 17,
2016
Received:
February 20,
2016
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