Optimal Albunex dosing for enhancement of Doppler tricuspid regurgitation spectra.
Intravenous albunex was more effective than agitated saline in enhancing incomplete Doppler echocardiography spectra for tricuspid regurgitation without a significant alteration in the maximal detected velocity. The optimal dose was 1 to 4 ml in most patients, using an initial dose of 1 ml and titrating further dosing on the basis of the initial contrast effect.
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000418:Albumins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008863:Microspheres; D008875:Middle Aged; D015588:Observer Variation; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017186:Titrimetry; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
D000418:Albumins; C060687:Albunex; D003287:Contrast Media; D012965:Sodium Chloride