Saline Contrast Echocardiography in the Era of Multimodality Imaging—Importance of “Bubbling It Right”

2015/08/07 by Saurabh K. Gupta, Sudhir S. Shetkar, Sivasubramanian Ramakrishnan +1

paper · doi:10.1111/echo.13035

Abstract

Saline contrast echocardiography is an established imaging modality. Logical interpretation of a carefully performed study is vital to realize its diagnostic potential. In this review, we discuss utility of saline contrast echocardiography in evaluation of various pathologies within and outside the heart other than a patent foramen ovale.

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