Established and emerging roles for ultrasound enhancing agents (contrast echocardiography)
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DOI: 10.1002/clc.23924
Abstract: The ability to opacify the left ventricle and delineate the endocardium after intravenous injection of microbubble ultrasound enhancing agents is of established value to quantify volumes and function in suboptimal unenhanced images, particularly in stress… read more here.
Keywords: established emerging; contrast; contrast agents; enhancing agents ... See more keywords
Echocardiography in the time of Covid-19: Ultrasound enhancing agents save time and augment diagnostic information
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.11.040
Abstract: Background There are currently no clear guidelines regarding the use of ultrasound enhancing agents (UEAs) with transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) for patients hospitalized with Covid-19. We investigated whether the performance of TTE with UEAs provides more… read more here.
Keywords: information; time; covid; diagnostic information ... See more keywords
Impact of ultrasound enhancing agents on clinical management
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DOI: 10.1097/hco.0000000000000973
Abstract: Purpose of review Ultrasound enhancing agents (UEAs), microbubbles which are composed of lipid or albumin shells containing high molecular weight gases with nonlinear acoustic properties in the ultrasound field, are important components of the diagnostic… read more here.
Keywords: impact ultrasound; enhancing agents; clinical management; management ... See more keywords
Differentiating spontaneous echo contrast, sludge, and thrombus in the left atrial appendage: Can ultrasound enhancing agents help?
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DOI: 10.1111/echo.14405
Abstract: The accurate identification of thrombus in the left atrial appendage with transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) before cardioversion is essential. Most of these patients have some grade of spontaneous echo contrast… read more here.
Keywords: thrombus left; spontaneous echo; left atrial; echo contrast ... See more keywords
Abstract 14082: The Effect of Diagnostic Ultrasound Mediated High Mechanical Impulses on Cardiac Output During an Ultrasound Enhancing Agent Infusion
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DOI: 10.1161/circ.142.suppl_3.14082
Abstract: Introduction: Diagnostic ultrasound high mechanical index (MI) impulses are used during an ultrasound enhancing agent (UEA) infusion to improve endocardial border resolution and study myocardial pe... read more here.
Keywords: high mechanical; infusion; diagnostic ultrasound; enhancing agent ... See more keywords
A Case Report of Cardiac Arrest After Intravenous Administration of Sulfur Hexafluoride (Lumason®) Ultrasound Enhancing Agent.
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DOI: 10.1177/08971900231158935
Abstract: Ultrasound enhancing agents (UEAs) are medications that enable clear visualization of ultrasound images. While large studies have demonstrated the safety of these agents, case reports of life-threatening reactions temporally associated with their use have been… read more here.
Keywords: sulfur hexafluoride; case; administration sulfur; cardiac arrest ... See more keywords