Bruno G Tavares, Miguel Osman Aguiar, Jeane Tsutsui, Mucio Oliveira, Alexandre de Matos Soeiro, José Nicolau, Henrique Ribeiro, Hsu PoChiang, João Sbano, Carlos Eduardo Rochitte, Bernardo Lopes, José Ramirez, Roberto Kalil Filho, Wilson Mathias
BACKGROUND: It has recently been demonstrated that the application of high-energy ultrasound and microbubbles, in a technique known as sonothrombolysis, dissolves intravascular thrombi and increases the angiographic recanalization rate in patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of sonothrombolysis on left ventricular wall motion and myocardial perfusion in patients with STEMI, using real-time myocardial perfusion echocardiography (RTMPE)...
April 2022: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia