Rationale and design of a prospective study evaluating the prognostic value of lung ultrasound in patients with heart failure in primary care: the EPICAP study protocol
The use of LUS in PC centers could improve the monitoring and management of patients with HF by identifying those at higher risk of hospital admission and death.
Authors
- Raquel García Sevila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4218-793X)
- Laura Conangla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6102-3033)
- Mar Domingo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2935-1272)
- Pere Torán‐Monserrat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9865-7427)
- Josep Maria Manresa‐Domínguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8306-5798)
- Jennifer Gómez
- Eva Leceaga-Gaztambide
- Marc Juviña
- Felipe Saatdjian
- María Alpiste
Institutions
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES)
- Universitat de Girona (ES)
- Maresme Health Consortium (ES)
- Catalan Society of Family and Community Medicine (ES)
- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (ES)
- Primary Health Care (QA)
- Badalona Serveis Assistencials (ES)
- Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Primary Care
- Published
- 2025-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-025-03118-z
- Primary Topic
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00