Why the study?
Does myocardial contrast echocardiography accurately assess myocardial viability in patients with postischemic left ventricular dysfunction?
Population
Patients with postischemic left ventricular dysfunction after acute myocardial infarction
Comparison
Myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) vs Dobutamine echocardiography
Design
Review
Authors
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Supports quantitative MCE for viability assessment in postischemic LV dysfunction; leaves open prospective validation before routine adoption.
Does myocardial contrast echocardiography accurately assess myocardial viability in patients with postischemic left ventricular dysfunction?
Myocardial contrast echocardiography is recommended for the routine assessment of myocardial viability in postischemic LV dysfunction, followed by dobutamine echocardiography if perfusion is documented.
Agati et al. (2003) studied this question.
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