LOS ANGELES — Real-time myocardial contrast echocardiography (RTMCE) to detect coronary disease yields more abnormal studies and is more likely to detect multivessel coronary disease than regular ...

The risk of further cardiac events is high following acute myocardial infarction (AMI), especially after thrombolysis. Myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) is a relatively new technique that can ...

Although contrast agents have an essential role in non-invasive imaging techniques, potential side effects limit their use. For example, both low- and iso-osmolar iodinated contrast media used in ...

When patients present to an emergency department with cardiac chest pain and a nondiagnostic electrocardiogram, it can be difficult to distinguish between those who can be discharged safely and those ...

Echocardiography can identify a range of cardiac abnormalities in COVID-19 patients who have biomarkers indicative of myocardial injury, a new study shows. Importantly, the combination of both ...