Reperfusion assessment using myocardial contrast echocardiography in patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction.
Am J Cardiol
; 93(11): 1401-3, A9, 2004 Jun 01.
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in En
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| ID: mdl-15165924
ABSTRACT
In this study, 29 patients underwent myocardial contrast echocardiography after presentation with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction but before coronary angiography using a continuous infusion of microbubbles and real-time imaging with a low mechanical index. Patients with transmural perfusion defects at presentation subsequently had much larger infarctions (as measured by peak creatine phosphokinase-MB fraction) than did those with normal perfusion, indicating that myocardial contrast echocardiography may be a useful means to determine adequacy of reperfusion after thrombolytic therapy and in the selection of patients for adjunctive treatment, such as "rescue angioplasty."
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Echocardiography
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Thrombolytic Therapy
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Myocardial Infarction
Type of study:
Observational_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Am J Cardiol
Year:
2004
Document type:
Article
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