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Myocardial Perfusion and Contrast Echocardiography: Review and New Perspectives
Author(s) -
VANDENBERG BYRON F.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.1991.tb01404.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , perfusion , revascularization , aortic root , coronary flow reserve , radiology , blood flow , aorta , myocardial infarction
Myocardial perfusion can be assessed qualitatively and quantitatively with new ultrasound contrast techniques. This article reviews progress and problems in this area, discussing intracoronary and aortic root injections in animals and humans. The technique has great potential clinical application for the identification of coronary flow reserve, and the assessment of the need for and outcome of coronary revascularization procedures. It may allow direct measurements of regional myocardial perfusion. (ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Volume 8, January 1991)