Detection of right ventricular myocardial perfusion and contractile reserve by contrast echocardiography and low dose dobutamine in myocardial infarction after successful right coronary angioplasty

Jesús Vargas-Barrón; Marco Peña-Duque; Francisco-Javier Roldan; Angel Romero-Cárdenas; Nilda Espinola-Zavaleta; Sergio Férez-Santander

Detection of right ventricular myocardial perfusion and contractile reserve by contrast echocardiography and low dose dobutamine in myocardial infarction after successful right coronary angioplasty

Arch Cardiol Mex. 2002 Jan-Mar;72(1):49-52.

Authors

Jesús Vargas-Barrón¹, Marco Peña-Duque, Francisco-Javier Roldan, Angel Romero-Cárdenas, Nilda Espinola-Zavaleta, Sergio Férez-Santander

Affiliation

¹ Department of Echocardiography Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, INCICH, Juan Badiano No. 1, Col. Sección XVI Del. Tlalpan, 14080 México, D.F. [email protected]

PMID: 11933699

Abstract

We assessed right ventricular myocardial reperfusion through intracoronary contrast and transesophageal echocardiography after right coronary angioplasty. Low dose dobutamine was used to demonstrate contractile reserve in areas with microvascular integrity.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary*
Cardiotonic Agents* / administration & dosage
Contrast Media
Coronary Circulation
Dobutamine* / administration & dosage
Echocardiography / methods
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Contraction
Myocardial Infarction / diagnostic imaging*
Myocardial Infarction / physiopathology
Myocardial Infarction / therapy*
Remission Induction

Substances

Cardiotonic Agents
Contrast Media
Dobutamine