Potential clinical applications of myocardial contrast echocardiography in evaluating myocardial perfusion in coronary artery disease

Myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) is a relatively new technique that uses microbubbles to produce myocardial opacification. Recent advances in echocardiography have resulted in improved detection of microbubbles within the myocardium allowing combined acquisition of function and perfusion d...

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Published in:International journal of cardiology 2005-09, Vol.104 (1), p.1-9
Main Authors: Aggeli, Constadina, Bonou, Maria, Stefanadis, Christodoulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology. Vascular system
Coronary artery disease
Coronary Artery Disease - diagnostic imaging
Coronary Artery Disease - pathology
Coronary Artery Disease - physiopathology
Coronary Circulation
Coronary heart disease
Echocardiographic contrast
Echocardiography - methods
Heart
Humans
Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Medical sciences
Myocardial Reperfusion - methods
Myocarditis. Cardiomyopathies
Myocardium - pathology
Perfusion
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Summary:Myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) is a relatively new technique that uses microbubbles to produce myocardial opacification. Recent advances in echocardiography have resulted in improved detection of microbubbles within the myocardium allowing combined acquisition of function and perfusion data, thus making MCE suitable for bedside use. Regardless of the imaging modality chosen or the type of stress used, MCE detects changes developing in the coronary microcirculation, providing important information for the evaluation of severity of coronary artery disease and for the detection of viable myocardial tissue in acute or chronic coronary artery disease.
ISSN:0167-5273
1874-1754
DOI:10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.11.010