Left ventricular endocardial definition enhancement using perflutren microsphere contrast echocardiography during peripheral venoarterial extracorporeal membranous oxygenation

Echocardiography

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Platts, David ^a   Fraser, John F ^a   Mullany, Daniel ^a   Burstow, Darryl ^a  

^a THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

contrast echocardiography; extracorporeal membranous oxygenation

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; PERFLUTREN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOCARDIUM; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MYOCARDITIS; PHARYNGITIS; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; CONTRAST MEDIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; FEMALE; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MICROSPHERES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 78349294129     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: 15408175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2010.01184.x     Document Type: Article

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