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World J Cardiol. Oct 26, 2016; 8(10): 566-574
Published online Oct 26, 2016. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v8.i10.566
Published online Oct 26, 2016. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v8.i10.566
Thoracic ultrasound: A complementary diagnostic tool in cardiology
Guglielmo M Trovato, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, The University Hospital of the University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy
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Correspondence to: Guglielmo M Trovato, MD, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, The University Hospital of the University of Catania, AOU Policlinico Universitario, via Santa Sofia 78, 95100 Catania, Italy. guglielmotrovato@unict.it
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Received: March 17, 2016
Peer-review started: March 19, 2016
First decision: April 19, 2016
Revised: May 20, 2016
Accepted: July 29, 2016
Article in press: August 1, 2016
Published online: October 26, 2016
Peer-review started: March 19, 2016
First decision: April 19, 2016
Revised: May 20, 2016
Accepted: July 29, 2016
Article in press: August 1, 2016
Published online: October 26, 2016
Core Tip
Core tip: Thoracic ultrasound (TUS) is an imaging tool, well developed but not uniformly used, which provides information on pleura, lung and heart disease; TUS is a procedure that deserves greater dissemination, since quite neglected by cardiologists, pneumologists and even radiologists in the current practice; small pleural effusions (useful for monitoring congestive heart failure), lung consolidation (particularly relevant in pneumonia) and pneumothorax, even with different reliability, may be detected; adequate training, avoiding overshadowing or misleading artefacts, is needed and must be integrated within curricula.