Intravenous myocardial contrast echocardiography during angioplasty.
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.
Hagendorff
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Department of Cardiology-Angiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. hagea@medizin.uni.leipzig.de
Goeckritz
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Neugebauer
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Rother
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Pfeiffer
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Becher
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D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000008:administration & dosage
D003287:Contrast Media; D011134:Polysaccharides; C059891:SHU 508