Assessment of cardiac pathology by point-of-care ultrasonography performed by a novice examiner is comparable to the gold standard

[1] Richter CA(2009)Practice patterns and outcomes in patients presenting to the emergency department with acute heart failure Can J Cardiol 25 e173-e178

[2] Kalenga JC(2010)Characteristics, outcomes, and predictors of mortality at 3 months and 1 year in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure Eur J Heart Fail 12 239-248

[3] Rowe BH(1999)Intraoperative hemodynamic predictors of mortality, stroke, and myocardial infarction after coronary artery bypass surgery Anesth Analg 89 814-822

[4] Bresee LC(2002)Intraoperative tachycardia and hypertension are independently associated with adverse outcome in noncardiac surgery of long duration Anesth Analg 95 273-277

[5] Tsuyuki RT(2006)Causes of death and determinants of outcome in critically ill patients Crit Care 10 R154-626

[6] Harjola VP(2011)Clinical presentation, management and outcomes in the acute heart failure global survey of standard treatment (ALARM-HF) Intensive Care Med 37 619-722

[7] Follath F(1997)Cardiac auscultatory skills of internal medicine and family practice trainees: a comparison of diagnostic proficiency JAMA 278 717-445

[8] Nieminen MS(2002)Utility of history, physical examination, electrocardiogram, and chest radiograph for differentiating normal from decreased systolic function in patients with heart failure Am J Med 112 437-513

[9] Brutsaert D(2008)Echocardiography and the clinical diagnosis of left ventricular dysfunction Acta Cardiol 63 507-267

[10] Dickstein K(2011)ACCF/ASE/AHA/ASNC/HFSA/HRS/SCAI/SCCM/SCCT/SCMR 2011 appropriate use criteria for echocardiography: a report of the american college of cardiology foundation appropriate use criteria task force, american society of echocardiography, american heart association, american society of nuclear cardiology, heart failure society of america, heart rhythm society, society for cardiovascular angiography and interventions, society of critical care medicine, society of cardiovascular computed

[1] Richter CA(2009)Practice patterns and outcomes in patients presenting to the emergency department with acute heart failure Can J Cardiol 25 e173-e178

[2] Kalenga JC(2010)Characteristics, outcomes, and predictors of mortality at 3 months and 1 year in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure Eur J Heart Fail 12 239-248

[3] Rowe BH(1999)Intraoperative hemodynamic predictors of mortality, stroke, and myocardial infarction after coronary artery bypass surgery Anesth Analg 89 814-822

[4] Bresee LC(2002)Intraoperative tachycardia and hypertension are independently associated with adverse outcome in noncardiac surgery of long duration Anesth Analg 95 273-277

[5] Tsuyuki RT(2006)Causes of death and determinants of outcome in critically ill patients Crit Care 10 R154-626

[6] Harjola VP(2011)Clinical presentation, management and outcomes in the acute heart failure global survey of standard treatment (ALARM-HF) Intensive Care Med 37 619-722

[7] Follath F(1997)Cardiac auscultatory skills of internal medicine and family practice trainees: a comparison of diagnostic proficiency JAMA 278 717-445

[8] Nieminen MS(2002)Utility of history, physical examination, electrocardiogram, and chest radiograph for differentiating normal from decreased systolic function in patients with heart failure Am J Med 112 437-513

[9] Brutsaert D(2008)Echocardiography and the clinical diagnosis of left ventricular dysfunction Acta Cardiol 63 507-267

[10] Dickstein K(2011)ACCF/ASE/AHA/ASNC/HFSA/HRS/SCAI/SCCM/SCCT/SCMR 2011 appropriate use criteria for echocardiography: a report of the american college of cardiology foundation appropriate use criteria task force, american society of echocardiography, american heart association, american society of nuclear cardiology, heart failure society of america, heart rhythm society, society for cardiovascular angiography and interventions, society of critical care medicine, society of cardiovascular computed