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| Title |
Pre-participation cardiovascular screening: is community screening using hand-held cardiac ultrasound feasible?
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| Published in |
Echo Research & Practice, June 2015
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| DOI | 10.1530/erp-15-0010 |
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| Authors |
A. R. J. Mitchell, R. Hurry, P. Le Page, H. MacLachlan |
| Abstract |
We evaluated the feasibility and costs of utilising hand-held cardiac ultrasound (HHCU) as part of a community-based pre-participation cardiovascular screening programme. Ninety-seven school children were screened using a personal history, a physical examination, a resting 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) and a HHCU. A consultant cardiologist independently reviewed and reported the data. Previously undiagnosed cardiovascular abnormalities were identified in nine participants (9%). An additional three participants (3%) were diagnosed with hypertension. The nine abnormalities were identified at a cost of £460 per finding, with a cost of £43 per participant screened. The marginal cost of adding a HHCU to the personal history, physical examination and ECG was £16 per participant. Pre-participation screening in the community using hand-held echocardiography is practical and inexpensive. The additional sensitivity and specificity provided by the ultrasound may enhance screening programmes, thereby reducing false positives and the need for expensive follow-up testing. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1 | 7% |
| Colombia | 1 | 7% |
| Argentina | 1 | 7% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 7% |
| United States | 1 | 7% |
| Australia | 1 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 7% |
| Malaysia | 1 | 7% |
| Jersey | 1 | 7% |
| Other | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 4 | 29% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 9 | 64% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 21% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 7% |
| Scientists | 1 | 7% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 3% |
| South Africa | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 27 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 21% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 6 | 21% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 14% |
| Other | 3 | 10% |
| Researcher | 3 | 10% |
| Other | 3 | 10% |
| Unknown | 4 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 62% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 3% |
| Sports and Recreations | 1 | 3% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 2 | 7% |
| Unknown | 4 | 14% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 10. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 30 January 2023.
All research outputs
#3,601,228
of 25,374,917 outputs
Outputs from Echo Research & Practice
#91
of 268 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#45,030
of 281,411 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Echo Research & Practice
#3
of 8 outputs
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