title: Transthoracic echocardiographic assessment of periprosthetic mitral regurgitation using intravenous injection of sonicated albumin.
abstract: Mechanical prostheses induce artifacts that decrease the accuracy of conventional transthoracic echocardiographic imaging for the detection and quantitation of periprosthetic mitral regurgitation. In 15 patients undergoing transthoracic echocardiography, injection of sonicated albumin significantly enhanced the assessment of periprosthetic mitral regurgitation with an accuracy similar to that of transesophageal echocardiography.
authors.affiliation: Montreal Heart Institute, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Tardif
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dominguez
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Mercier
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Petitclerc
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pelletier
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Burelle
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003287:Contrast Media; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008863:Microspheres; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D012709:Serum Albumin