Definity, echo contrast, induced cardiac arrest: brief review of the literature
| Autor: | Alward Abdo, Eliezer Bar Meir, Kayleigh Watson, Tanveer Mir, Mohammed Uddin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
Male medicine.medical_specialty Contrast Media Case Report 030105 genetics & heredity Induced cardiac arrest 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine Rare case medicine Humans Adverse effect Endocardium Aged Fluorocarbons business.industry General Medicine Heart Arrest Male patient Contrast echocardiography Cardiology Heart Arrest Induced business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | BMJ Case Rep |
| ISSN: | 1757-790X |
| Popis: | Definity is a contrast media used to enhance the endocardium during echocardiography. Cardiac arrest as an adverse reaction to Definity is still a debate. We are presenting a rare case of a 69-year-old male patient who developed cardiopulmonary arrest immediately after Definity injection during resting echocardiography. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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