title: [Left ventricular opacification and stress echocardiography].
abstract: Stress echocardiography has been completely validated in the diagnosis and follow-up of ischemic diseases. However, for difficult patient with poor ultrasound window, reliability of this examination can be altered. In these situations, contrast echocardiography significantly increases sensitivity and specificity of stress echo by improving the endocardial delineation.
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie, hôpital Bichat 46, rue Henri-Huchard, 75018 Paris, France. eric.brochet@bch.ap-hop-paris.fr
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brochet
mesh_terms: D000418:Albumins; D003287:Contrast Media; D004452:Echocardiography; D025401:Echocardiography, Stress; D005466:Fluorocarbons; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010743:Phospholipids; D012146:Rest; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013459:Sulfur Hexafluoride; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left
chemical_list: D000418:Albumins; D003287:Contrast Media; C099458:FS 069; D005466:Fluorocarbons; D010743:Phospholipids; C420843:contrast agent BR1; D013459:Sulfur Hexafluoride