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By providing immediate, physiologically grounded, and non-invasive information, POCUS enhances diagnostic accuracy, risk stratification, and therapeutic guidance in real time. Among its core applications, lung ultrasound enables reliable detection and monitoring of pulmonary congestion, outperforming traditional methods such as chest X-ray and physical examination. The Venous Excess Ultrasound Score offers a structured assessment of systemic venous congestion through abdominal venous Doppler patterns. The left ventricular outflow tract velocity–time integral serves as a reproducible surrogate of forward flow and cardiac output, while focused cardiac ultrasound provides rapid structural and functional evaluation of the heart. The reliability and prognostic value of these modalities have been supported by growing evidence across diverse clinical contexts, though standardization of training and acquisition protocols remains crucial for widespread implementation. Integration of POCUS into daily workflows—through structured, serial assessments of pulmonary, venous, and haemodynamic status—holds promise to refine decision-making, individualize treatment strategies, and improve outcomes. This review summarizes current evidence, methodological considerations, and practical implications of POCUS in acute cardiovascular medicine, emphasizing its complementarity to, rather than replacement of, traditional diagnostic tools.  \n* Corresponding [author. E-mail:](author. E-mail: marinapsaadi@gmail.com)[ marinapsaadi@gmail.com](author. E-mail: marinapsaadi@gmail.com)  \n© The Author(s) 2026. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology.  \nThis is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License ([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.  \nGraphical Abstract  \nPoint-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) provides condition-specific multimodal assessment in acute cardiovascular care. In acute decompensated heart failure, it integrates lung ultrasound (LUS) and Venous Excess Ultrasound Score (VExUS) for congestion profiling, complemented by left ventricular outflow tract velocity–time integral (LVOT-VTI) for flow evaluation and focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) for structural assessment. In ST-elevation myocardial infarction, LUS and LVOT-VTI assess pulmonary congestion and forward flow, FoCUS identifies ventricular dysfunction and mechanical complications, and VExUS evaluates systemic venous repercussion. In cardiogenic shock, echodynamic profiling with LVOT-VTI and related parameters supports serial haemodynamic monitoring, while LUS aids risk stratification and FoCUS enables structural and functional evaluation.  \nKeywords Point-of-Care Ultrasound • POCUS • heart failure • STEMI • cardiogenic shock  \nIntroduction  \nAccurate and timely cardiopulmonary diagnosis is a key part of cardiovascular care. However, traditional bedside tools of","cbCaimW7xrwVYuh6","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimW7xrwVYuh6","pdf",740022,11,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n## Limitations of traditional cardiopulmonary diagnosis\n## Role of POCUS in clinical reasoning\n# Key POCUS applications in cardiovascular medicine\n## Lung ultrasound (LUS)\n## Venous Excess Ultrasound Score (VExUS)\n## Focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS)","[{\"question\":\"How does POCUS enhance cardiopulmonary diagnostics in acute cardiovascular care?\",\"answer\":\"POCUS provides immediate, physiologically grounded, non-invasive information that improves diagnostic accuracy, supports risk stratification, and guides therapy in real time.\"},{\"question\":\"What clinical congestion information can lung ultrasound provide?\",\"answer\":\"Lung ultrasound enables reliable detection and monitoring of pulmonary congestion using characteristic B-lines with higher accuracy than traditional methods.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the Venous Excess Ultrasound Score used for?\",\"answer\":\"The Venous Excess Ultrasound Score quantifies systemic venous congestion by analyzing abdominal venous Doppler patterns, reflecting venous afterload and downstream pressure transmission.\"}]","The rise of point-of-care ultrasound in cardiopulmonary diagnostics | PDF",1790596370,28]