Point-of-care ultrasound improves the diagnosis of heart failure in patients with dyspnea in primary care
A brief, focused training enables GPs to use PoCUS effectively for the detection of HF in patients with dyspnea. Integrating lung and focused cardiac ultrasound into routine primary care may substantially improve diagnostic accuracy, optimize patient management, and reduce unnecessary referrals.
Authors
- Blanka Morvai-Illés (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9936-6384)
- András Mohos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2431-9345)
- Luna Gargani
- Róbert Kiss-Kovács
- Roland Tóth-szeles
- I Ambruş
- Albert Varga
- G Agoston
- Ildikó Bakó
Institutions
- University of Pisa (IT)
- University of Szeged (HU)
- Primary Health Care (QA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1721066
- Primary Topic
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00