Point-of-care ultrasound vs. routine transthoracic echocardiography for screening of cardiovascular disease in pregnant women
POCUS may be considered as an alternative to TTE for screening for SHD in asymptomatic pregnant women, particularly in resource-limited settings. TTE was superior for LVSD, and POCUS was equally effective in identifying valvular and congenital heart disease.
Authors
- Sumyia Gurmani
- Shakeela Naz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8267-4487)
- Shazia Ahmed
- Musa Karim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7941-8191)
- Sabha Bhatti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8420-2168)
- Abdul Hakeem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4546-9078)
- Haleema Yasmin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7343-7324)
- Wajid Hussain
- Ali Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1709-7449)
- U. Atif
- Kiran Zahra
Institutions
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (US)
- Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (PK)
- Brown University (US)
- National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Heart Journal - Imaging Methods and Practice
- Published
- 2025-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjimp/qyaf110
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00