Use of contrast echocardiography in intensive care and at the emergency room.

[en] Bedside echocardiography in emergency room (ER) or in intensive care unit (ICU) is an important tool for managing critically ill patients, to obtain a timely accurate diagnosis and to immediately stratify the risk to the patient's life. It may also render invasive monitoring unnecessary. In these patients, contrast echocardiography may improve quality of imaging and also may provide additional information, especially regarding myocardial perfusion in those with suspected coronary artery disease. This article focuses on the principle of contrast echocardiography and the clinical information that can be obtained according to the most frequent presentations in ER and ICU.

Disciplines :

Radiology, nuclear medicine & imaging
Cardiovascular & respiratory systems

Author, co-author :

Cosyns, Bernard

Roossens, Bram

Hernot, Sophie

El Haddad, Philippe

Lignian, Herve

Pierard, Luc ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Cardiologie - Pathologie spéciale et réhabilitation

LANCELLOTTI, Patrizio ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Cardiologie

Language :

English

Title :

Use of contrast echocardiography in intensive care and at the emergency room.

Publication date :

2011

Journal title :

Current Cardiology Reviews

ISSN :

1573-403X

Publisher :

Bentham Science Publishers, United Arab Emirates

Volume :

Issue :

Pages :

157-62

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