A Nova Fronteira do Ultrassom de Point-of-Care: Ultrassom de Pulmão na Cardiopatia Congênita

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Maria Estefânia Bosco Otto wrote a 2026 editorial, in Portuguese, on lung ultrasound at the bedside for children with heart defects. Lung ultrasound was once a mere helper test. It now plays a central role in finding extra fluid in the lungs and judging how well they fill with air, at the bedside and without radiation.

The editorial discusses a study of 62 children with congenital heart disease. Ultrasound found lung fluid in 53 percent of them, close to the 58 percent found by X-ray. Fluid seen on ultrasound also tracked with repeated lung infections, low weight, and high levels of a heart strain marker. In adults with heart failure, the method is already well backed. Otto argues it adds clear, repeatable facts to the care of children, whose exams can be hard to read.

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Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13128215