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Therapeutic Ultrasound in Cardiovascular Medicine
Author(s) -
Coiado Olivia C.,
Lowe Jacques,
O'Brien William D.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.1002/jum.15493
Subject(s) - medicine , therapeutic ultrasound , intensive care medicine , ultrasound , precision medicine , therapeutic approach , therapeutic effect , pathology , radiology , disease
An advantage of therapeutic ultrasound (US) is the ability to cause controlled biological effects noninvasively. Depending on the magnitude and frequency of exposure parameters, US can interact in different ways with a variety of biological tissues. The development and clinical utility of therapeutic US techniques are now rapidly growing, especially with regard to the application of US pulses for cardiac pacing and the potential treatment of cardiovascular diseases. This review outlines the basic principles of US‐based therapy in cardiology, including the acoustic properties of the cardiovascular tissue, and the use of US in therapeutic cardiovascular medicine.