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[Left ventricular opacification: improved detection of global and regional wall motion at rest]
1Centre cardiologique du Nord, 93207 Saint-Denis, France. touche-tp@mailcity.com
Annales De Cardiologie Et D'Angeiologie
|December 11, 2002
Abstract:
Contrast echocardiography is officially validated for improvement of endocardial visualization in patients with poor acoustic window. In fact, and due to its cost, contrast injection is nowadays limited to few cases in standard echocardiography: LV volume measurement, LV thrombi, wall motion analysis.