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Point-of-care Ultrasound to Screen for Gastrointestinal Dysfunction: Image Acquisition and Interpretation

A major cause of morbidity and healthcare resource utilization is gastrointestinal (GI) dysfunction. Although GI symptoms are frequently evaluated with ...

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An Evidence-Based Echocardiographic Image Acquisition Protocol for Evaluating Right Ventricular Function

A major risk factor for morbidity and mortality in critical illness is the presence of right ventricular dysfunction (RVD). However, characterizing and ...

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Diagnostic Point-of-Care Ultrasound for the Cardiac Surgical Patient, From Head-to-Toe

Diagnostic point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has rapidly evolved into an indispensable bedside tool across critical care and perioperative medicine. ...

Duke University School of Medicine

Duke University Health System

Previous investigations have revealed significant gender disparities in the academic arenas of cardiothoracic surgery. However, the status of gender representation in cardiothoracic publications has not been well described. This study aimed to evaluate authorship trends by gender in two high-impact cardiothoracic surgical journals.

Authorship Trends and Disparities in Cardiothoracic Surgery.

A welcome trend: Authorship in cardiothoracic surgery.

Assessing the severity of right ventricular (RV) dysfunction using echocardiography (echo) remains subjective, in part because current guidelines do not recommend how to synthesize various echo parameters to form a global assessment of RV dysfunction. To address this unmet need, this scoping review aimed (1) to identify all multiparametric RV dysfunction scoring systems that use routine echo parameters and (2) to synthesize these models with 2025 guidelines to create a multiparametric framework for RV dysfunction assessment. MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Web of Science databases were searched for studies in adult patients that propose and validate a multiparametric scoring system for grading RV dysfunction. All studies underwent independent review during abstract and full-text screening. Screening of 2,229 initial citations yielded 10 observational studies consisting of diverse cohorts, including, but not limited to, patients with heart failure, undergoing cardiac surgery, and admitted to the intensive care unit. Six validated echo parameters were identified: RV dilation, RV systolic dysfunction (represented by tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion, S', or fractional area change), tricuspid regurgitation, elevated right atrial pressure, RV-pulmonary artery uncoupling (ratio of tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion to pulmonary artery systolic pressure), and paradoxical interventricular septal motion. The studies demonstrated that multiparametric RV dysfunction scores had greater clinical prognostic value than did any individual RV echo parameter alone. Our proposed simple framework for assessing RV dysfunction enables clinicians to use routinely obtained echo data to identify high-risk or subtle RV phenotypes and to guide clinical decision-making in a variety of perioperative, intensive, and emergency care settings.

A Scoping Review of Validated Echocardiographic Methods for Grading Right Ventricular Dysfunction: Proposal for an Evidence-Based Multiparametric Framework.

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Publication title	2026

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Authorship Trends and Disparities in Cardiothoracic Surgery. The Annals of thoracic surgery\| PubMed ID: 36270390	2023
A welcome trend: Authorship in cardiothoracic surgery. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery\| PubMed ID: 37565960	2023
A Scoping Review of Validated Echocardiographic Methods for Grading Right Ventricular Dysfunction: Proposal for an Evidence-Based Multiparametric Framework. Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia\| PubMed ID: 40592612	2025
Empathy in the era of artificial intelligence: Coexistence or competition? The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery\| PubMed ID: 40600865	2025

Jacqueline K. Olive

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