Clinical and economic outcomes assessment with myocardial contrast echocardiography
Key result
Myocardial contrast echocardiography improves image quality but must demonstrate added clinical and economic value before widespread assimilation into daily practice.
Design
Review
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Discussion
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Implication
Does not support routine myocardial contrast echocardiography use; leaves open its clinical and economic value in prospective trials.
Structured PICO
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Intervention
Myocardial contrast echocardiography (Optison, Levovist)
This review discusses the need to evaluate the clinical and economic value of myocardial contrast echocardiography before widespread assimilation into daily practice.
Cite This Study
Shaw et al. (1999) conducted a review in Suboptimal echocardiogram. Myocardial contrast echocardiography was evaluated. Myocardial contrast echocardiography improves image quality but must demonstrate added clinical and economic value before widespread assimilation into daily practice.