Echocardiographic contrast imaging of the human right heart: A multicenter study of the efficacy, safety, and reproducibility of intravenous SHU-454
✍ Scribed by Daniele Rovai; Massimo Lombardi; Giuseppe Cini; Maria Aurora Morales; Maria Colonna; Giorgio Bechelli; Paolo Marino; Luisa Zanolla; Maria Antonia Prioli; Gian Luigi Nicolosi; Daniela Pavan; Domenico Zanuttini; Sabino Iliceto; Michele Izzi; Paolo Rizzon; Antonio L'Abbate
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 718 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-2751
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✦ Synopsis
The contrast agent SHU-454 was intravenously injected in 103 patients during echocardiography: 37 mllpatient * 7 mllpatient. The quality of the contrast effect was optimal in 13, good in 51, sufficient in 30, and poor in 9 patients; reproducibility was optimal in 38, good in 46, sufficient in 17, and poor in 2 patients. Taste sensation, arm discomfort, or atypical chest pain occurred in 5 patients, premature ventricular contractions in 3. An isolated anginal attack occurred in 1 patient with frequent episodes at rest. A slight reduction in hematologic indices was attributed to hemodilution. Thus, SHU-454 produces a good and reproducible contrast effect with tolerable side effects. Indexing Words: Echocardiography * Contrast agents * Imaging