What is contrast echocardiography and when is it used?

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What is contrast echocardiography and when is it used?

Contrast echocardiography uses intravenously injected microbubble contrast agents to opacify the left ventricle and sharpen endocardial borders. This improves visualization when standard grayscale images are suboptimal, allowing more accurate assessment of LV size, function, and borders. It also helps detect abnormalities such as LV thrombus or intracardiac shunts by providing better delineation of the cardiac chambers. This approach is distinct from intra-arterial or CT contrast and from not using any contrast at all.

Contrast echocardiography uses intravenously injected microbubble contrast agents to opacify the left ventricle and sharpen endocardial borders. This improves visualization when standard grayscale images are suboptimal, allowing more accurate assessment of LV size, function, and borders. It also helps detect abnormalities such as LV thrombus or intracardiac shunts by providing better delineation of the cardiac chambers. This approach is distinct from intra-arterial or CT contrast and from not using any contrast at all.

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