About this Research Topic
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death globally. An estimated 17.9 million people died from CVDs in 2019, representing 32% of all global deaths. Ultrasound could help physicians to diagnose cardiovascular disease and to stratify cardiovascular risk adding precious data to CV risk score estimation. Ultrasound techniques are also important to monitor and manage acute patients with CV diseases.
This topic's goal is to understand the latest news and studies regarding the use of ultrasound in terms of prevention, diagnosis, and follow-up of patients at cardiovascular risk or with cardiovascular disease.
Ultrasound techniques, in terms of POCUS and echoscopy, could help clinicians monitor the haemodynamic status of the patients, manage acute disease in response to therapy, and perform a real-time evaluation of the disease course.
The topic will accept studies on normal subjects to stratify the risk (for example carotid ultrasonography in young people) as well as studies on people with established cardiovascular disease to better manage and follow-up these patients (for example patients with PAD or with cardiac disease). Both original studies and review studies are welcomed in this topic.
This topic's goal is to understand the latest news and studies regarding the use of ultrasound in terms of prevention, diagnosis, and follow-up of patients at cardiovascular risk or with cardiovascular disease.
Ultrasound techniques, in terms of POCUS and echoscopy, could help clinicians monitor the haemodynamic status of the patients, manage acute disease in response to therapy, and perform a real-time evaluation of the disease course.
The topic will accept studies on normal subjects to stratify the risk (for example carotid ultrasonography in young people) as well as studies on people with established cardiovascular disease to better manage and follow-up these patients (for example patients with PAD or with cardiac disease). Both original studies and review studies are welcomed in this topic.
Keywords: ultrasound, cardiovascular risk, prevention, early diagnosis, cardiovascular events, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, PAD, diabetes, carotid ultrasound
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