Feasibility of myocardial perfusion assessment with contrast echocardiography: can it improve recognition of significant coronary artery disease in the ICU?

Feasibility of myocardial perfusion assessment with contrast echocardiography: can it improve recognition of significant coronary artery disease in the ICU?

Abstract Background Diagnosis of significant coronary artery disease (CAD) and acute coronary artery occlusion in ICU can be difficult, and an inappropriate intervention is potentially harmful. Myocardial contrast perfusion echo (MCPE) examines ultrasound contrast intensity replenishment curves in i...

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Main Authors: Sam Orde, Michel Slama, Faraz Pathan, Stephen Huang, Anthony Mclean
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
Critically ill
Contrast
Echocardiography
Perfusion
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-019-2519-1

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