E/e’ for Acute Heart Failure

Ultrasound G.E.L. – E/e’ for Acute Heart Failure

emDocs - July 30, 2021 - By Michael Prats

Originally published on Ultrasound G.E.L. on 3/26/18 - Visit HERE to listen to accompanying PODCAST!

Take Home Points

1. Measuring the left atrial pressure with E/e’ ratio may improve accuracy of ultrasound diagnosis of acute heart failure.
2. The combined lung and echo protocol in this small study had 100% sensitivity and 98.5% specificity for diagnosing acute heart failure, but limitations include a poor gold standard and lack of blinding.