title: Intravenous myocardial contrast echocardiography during angioplasty.
abstract: Myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) using power Doppler harmonic imaging (PDHI) has been reported to document regional myocardial perfusion. Two case reports demonstrate the potential of intravenous myocardial contrast echocardiography during angioplasty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology-Angiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. hagea@medizin.uni.leipzig.de
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hagendorff
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goeckritz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Neugebauer
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rother
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pfeiffer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Becher
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D011134:Polysaccharides; C059891:SHU 508