Evanescent Microbubbles After Cardiac Mechanical Support

Ahmed Abuzaid, MD; Theodore Abraham, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Mar 2020)

Evanescent Microbubbles After Cardiac Mechanical Support

Ahmed Abuzaid, MD,
Theodore Abraham, MD

Affiliations

Ahmed Abuzaid, MD: Address for correspondence: Dr. Ahmed Abuzaid, University of California-San Francisco, Cardiology Department, 505 Parnassus Avenue, M1181, San Francisco, California 94143.; Department of Cardiology, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Theodore Abraham, MD: Department of Cardiology, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 3
pp. 503 – 504

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A 70-year-old man was successfully resuscitated, and an Impella CP was implanted. Transthoracic echocardiography showed acceptable Impella position with noticeable microbubbles in the left ventricle without device alarms. We highlight the appropriate approach in evaluating intracardiac microbubbles in critical care scenarios. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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