• EP 4: Bringing Handheld Ultrasound to Cardiac Care

  • Nov 22 2022
  • Duración: 22 m
  • Podcast

EP 4: Bringing Handheld Ultrasound to Cardiac Care

  • Resumen

  • On today’s episode of the Ultrasound Powered Clinician, Ohad speaks with Dr. Zachary Laksman, a Cardiologist and Heart Rhythm Specialist at The University of British Columbia, with a background in cardiogenetics. He is also the director of St. Paul’s Hospital's Atrial Fibrillation Clinic and the British Columbia Inherited Arrhythmia Clinic.

    Topics mentioned:

    • What attracted Dr. Laksman to portable ultrasound for his practice.
    • The differences between traditional echocardiogram and handheld ultrasound, and how handheld ultrasound allows for more focused, question-based, immediate care.
    • The data revolution in portable devices and wearables, and how it's changing patient care.
    • The benefits to patients who can see their own heart and get answers to their questions in real-time, without having to rely on static charts and diagrams.
    • How machine learning and artificial intelligence will benefit cardiac care today and into the future.
    • The meeting point between imaging and genetic data, and how ultrasound can help identify underlying conditions that could benefit from genetic testing.
    • Advice for practitioners who have yet to adopt portable ultrasound.

    Resources:

    • St. Paul’s Hospital
    • Dr. Laksman on Twitter
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