Acoustic cardiography for the diagnosis of heart failure
Mundy L, Hiller JE
Record ID 32011000614
English
Authors' recommendations:
The studies included in this assessment were all published by the same research group. The studies indicated that the presence of a S3 heart sound may correlate with symptoms of heart failure, especially when used in conjunction with other diagnostic measures such as BNP, to rule out the presence of heart failure. S3 may be particularly useful in patients with intermediate BNP levels or obese patients. The non-invasive measurement of S3 may be cost-saving, however a cost-effectiveness analysis is required. Further randomised controlled trials including a health economics analysis would be beneficial.Although the good level of comparative evidence indicated that the adjunctive use of acoustic cardiography may be of benefit in the diagnosis of heart failure, the application of this technology in the acute setting was considered impractical. Therefore HealthPACT does not intend to further review this technology
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2010
URL for published report:
Not Available
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Australia
MeSH Terms
- Electrocardiography
- Heart Auscultation
- Heart Failure
Contact
Organisation Name:
Adelaide Health Technology Assessment
Contact Address:
School of Public Health, Mail Drop 545, University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 5005, AUSTRALIA, Tel: +61 8 8313 4617
Contact Name:
ahta@adelaide.edu.au
Contact Email:
ahta@adelaide.edu.au
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Adelaide Health Technology Assessment (AHTA)
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