Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Heart Failure Diagnosis and Management in Rural and Resource-Limited Settings

CASE (Phila). 2022 Aug 15;6(6):259-262. doi: 10.1016/j.case.2022.04.012. eCollection 2022 Aug.

Authors

Sheila L Klassen^{1

2}, Wellars Dusingizimana³, Gedeon Ngoga³, Innocent Kamali³, Symaque Dusabeyezu³, Evariste Ntaganda⁴, Gene F Kwan^{1

5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Center for Integration Science, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Partners in Health/Inshuti Mu Buzima, Rwinkwavu, Rwanda.
⁴ Rwanda Biomedical Center, Kigali, Rwanda.
⁵ Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁶ Partners in Health, Boston, Massachusetts.

No abstract available

Keywords: Heart failure; Point-of-care ultrasound; Rheumatic heart disease; Rwanda; Sub-Saharan Africa.

Publication types

Case Reports