Abstract
Introduction Point of care lung ultrasound (LUS) has been applied for the bedside assessment of B-lines. B-lines are reverberation artifacts, originating from water-thickened pulmonary interlobular septa that may help in the detection and monitoring of extravascular lung water. In this context, the purpose of this research was to assess the dynamic features of B-line measurements during changes in position in patients with heart failure. Methods and Results The study population consisted of individuals who were nearing completion of in-hospital decongestion for acute decompensated heart failure, Screened patients met the inclusion criteria of having no more than grade 1 peripheral edema and JVP Conclusions These preliminary results underscore the dramatic and rapid effects of patient positioning upon B-line scores among patients with heart failure. These results have implications for the use of lung ultrasound for patient triage in the emergency department, decisions about timing of hospital discharge and for potential applications related to experimental therapeutics.
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