We started a telemedicine service for paediatric cardiology work in 2006, enabling transmission of echocardiography images via videoconferencing equipment to the specialist paediatric cardiac department at Cardiff for review and/or diagnosis. The system has been used regularly for a range of paediatric cardiology cases. Despite increasing the transmission bandwidth to 1 Mbit/s the transmission of live echocardiography was still considered to be suboptimum. Nonetheless, the implementation of a simple telemedicine service has demonstrated the feasibility of transmitting echocardiography images via videoconferencing equipment for diagnosis and second opinions.
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Cureus
December 2024
Emergency, Hospital de Braga, Braga, PRT.
Pericardial effusion refers to the accumulation of fluid within the pericardial sac, the double-layered membrane surrounding the heart. It can be caused by various medical conditions and may lead to serious complications if not diagnosed and managed promptly. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has emerged as a valuable tool in the clinical evaluation of pericardial effusions, offering real-time visualization and aiding in the assessment of its size, characteristics, and potential hemodynamic impact.
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February 2025
Barts Heart Centre, Department of Cardiac Diagnostics and The Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases Unit, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
CASE (Phila)
December 2024
Cardiology Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
CASE (Phila)
December 2024
Knight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon.
J Feline Med Surg
January 2025
College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Objectives: This study aimed to assess left atrial (LA) size in healthy cats using cardiovascular MRI (cMRI) and to compare this with LA size assessed by two-dimensional echocardiography. The hypothesis was that cMRI would accurately determine LA size in domestic cats.
Methods: A prospective comparative study was performed.
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