Focused cardiac ultrasound conducted by neurologists in patients with stroke: A validation study
Properly trained neurologists can reliably perform FoCUS, particularly for assessing LV function and dilation, with better results in patients with favorable echocardiographic windows. While VC assessment requires further training, neurologists demonstrated high accuracy in identifying cardioembolic sources (over 90% of cases correctly identified). This study supports implementing standardized FoCUS training for neurologists through collaboration with cardiology specialists to enhance stroke diagnostics and management.
Authors
- Piergiorgio Lochner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2101-6066)
- Jesús G. Mirelis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3083-8627)
- Sergio Sánchez Moral (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7382-3441)
- Elvira Carrión Ríos
- Felipe A. Montellano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9438-0854)
- Valérie Pavlicek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3758-4586)
- Esther Pérez David (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5331-1473)
- Radim Líčeník (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9145-4598)
- Juan Álvarez‐Cienfuegos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1604-2179)
- Jorge Rodríguez‐Pardo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8926-1287)
- María Payá (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6045-7131)
- Juan Manuel García-Sánchez
- Vlatka Rešković Lukšić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4721-3236)
- Charigan Abou
- Roberto Muñóz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5518-7085)
- Alberto Vera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2181-0961)
- Laura Amaya‐Pascasio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1162-4209)
- Ainhoa Benegas Aróstegui
- L Guerra
- Jorge Pagola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0725-1369)
- Ana de Arce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0405-5282)
- Muhammad Khaled Hasan
- Tania Rodríguez-Ares
- Ángel Ruíz
- Víctor González (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7243-0876)
- Lara Ruíz Gómez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3155-8691)
- Giulio Maria Fiore
Institutions
- Hebron University (PS)
- University Hospital Centre Zagreb (HR)
- University of Würzburg (DE)
- Hospital de Basurto (ES)
- Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute (ES)
- Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research (ES)
- Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda (ES)
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi (IT)
- Universitätsklinikum Würzburg (DE)
- Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari (ES)
- Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti (ES)
- Hospital General Universitario de Albacete (ES)
- Complejo Hospitalario Torrecárdenas (ES)
- Hospital Universitari de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta (ES)
- University of Florence (IT)
- Universidad de Navarra (ES)
- Saarland University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Stroke Journal
- Published
- 2025-06-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23969873251345374
- Primary Topic
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00