Deployment of Point-of-Care Echocardiography to Improve Cardiac Diagnostic Access Among American Indians

• Published in: Journal of the American Heart Association Vol. 13; no. 2; p. e031231
• Main Authors: de Loizaga, Sarah, Benashley, LeCario, Hoekzema, Jacob, Ahmed, Nahreen, Alexander, Craig, Bolger, Ann, Evers, Patrick D, Hill, Garick D, Nakagaayi, Doreen, Nashio, J T, Nunes, Maria Carmo Pereira, Sable, Craig, Tacuri, Luz Marina, Danforth, Kristen, Beaton, Andrea, Close, Ryan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley and Sons Inc 16.01.2024; Wiley
• Subjects: American Indian; American Indian or Alaska Native; Echocardiography; health care access; Health Services Accessibility; heart disease; Heart Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Heart Diseases - therapy; Humans; JAHA Spotlight: The AHA Strategically Focused Research Network on Health Technologies and Innovation; Original Research; Point-of-Care Systems; American Indian; heart disease; health care access; echocardiography

American Indians face significant barriers to diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease. We sought to develop a real-world implementation model for improving access to echocardiography within the Indian Health Service, the American Indian Structural Heart Disease Partnership. The American I...