Myocardial contrast echocardiography in ST elevation myocardial infarction: Ready for prime time?

European Heart Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 299-314

  Hayat, Sajad A ^a   Senior, Roxy ^a  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Myocardial contrast echocardiography; Myocardial perfusion; No reflow; STEMI

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; NICORANDIL; VERAPAMIL;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEART DEATH; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; METHODOLOGY; MICROANGIOPATHY; MYOCARDIAL CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REPERFUSION THERAPY; RESIDUAL MYOCARDIAL VIABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ST ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; THERAPY EFFECT;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CONTRAST MEDIA; DECISION TREES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION; NO-REFLOW PHENOMENON; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 38849155771     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehm621     Document Type: Review

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