title: Gelatin lights-agitated gelatin as an echocardiographic contrast agent for alcohol septal ablation.
abstract: A good contrast echocardiographic study enhances the safety and efficacy of alcohol ablation procedures. Newer generation echocardiographic contrast agents and conventional radiographic contrast agents when used as echocardiographic contrast agents for this purpose are often unsatisfactory. We describe the use of agitated modified gelatin, a cheap and readily available agent that provides excellent echocardiographic images and identifies the myocardium supplied by the targeted septal artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh 160012, India. Electronic address: drajaybahl@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bahl
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Parag
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Barwad
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Ganesh
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Paramasivam
mesh_terms: D055011:Ablation Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000494:pharmacology; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005780:Gelatin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012997:Solvents / Q000494:pharmacology; D054088:Ventricular Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D012997:Solvents; D000431:Ethanol; D005780:Gelatin
keywords: Alcohol septal ablation; Echocardiographic contrast agent; Gelatin