title: Potential utility of left heart contrast agents in diagnosis of myocardial rupture by 2-dimensional echocardiography.
abstract: This case illustrates the use of intravenous injections of a contrast agent during 2-dimensional echocardiography in a patient with myocardial rupture after myocardial infarction. Intravenous injections of echocardiographic contrast agents may have potential use in the identification of intrapericardial hemorrhage after myocardial infarction caused by myocardial rupture or development of ventricular pseudoaneurysm.
authors: Cardiopulmonary Department, Barnes-Jewish St Peters Hospital, St Peters, Missouri 63376, USA.
authors: A D
authors: AD
authors: Waggoner
authors: G A
authors: GA
authors: Williams
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Gaffron
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Schwarze
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000418:Albumins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006342:Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008863:Microspheres; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D000418:Albumins; D003287:Contrast Media; C099458:FS 069; D005466:Fluorocarbons