Focus‐assessed transthoracic echocardiography
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Carroll D, Murphy A, Weerakkody Y, et al. Focus‐assessed transthoracic echocardiography. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-62764
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29 Aug 2018,
David Carroll
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- Focus‐assessed transthoracic echocardiography (FATE)
- FATE
FATE (focus‐assessed transthoracic echocardiography) is a goal-directed protocol used in critical care for indications such as hemodynamic instability, shock, and pulseless electrical activity (PEA) arrest 1.
The protocol is designed as a series of questions as follows:
- does the left ventricle appear significantly dilated ?
- does the left ventricle function appear significantly impaired ?
- is the right ventricle dilated?
- is a pericardial effusion present?
Technique
The following views should be obtained on transthoracic echocardiography (TTE):
- subcostal 4-chamber view
- apical 4-chamber view
- parasternal long +/- short axis view(s)
References
- 1. Walley PE, Walley KR, Goodgame B, Punjabi V, Sirounis D. A practical approach to goal-directed echocardiography in the critical care setting. (2014) Critical care (London, England). 18 (6): 681. doi:10.1186/s13054-014-0681-z - Pubmed
- 2. Schmidt GA, Koenig S, Mayo PH. Shock: ultrasound to guide diagnosis and therapy. (2012) Chest. 142 (4): 1042-1048. doi:10.1378/chest.12-1297 - Pubmed
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