title: Saline Contrast Echocardiography in the Era of Multimodality Imaging--Importance of "Bubbling It Right".
abstract: Saline contrast echocardiography is an established imaging modality. Logical interpretation of a carefully performed study is vital to realize its diagnostic potential. In this review, we discuss utility of saline contrast echocardiography in evaluation of various pathologies within and outside the heart other than a patent foramen ovale.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Saurabh K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sudhir S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Shetkar
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sivasubramanian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramakrishnan
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Shyam S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kothari
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D012965:Sodium Chloride
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D012965:Sodium Chloride
keywords: right-to-left shunt; saline contrast echocardiography