D Castini, F Gentile, M Ornaghi, E Mangiarotti, M Garbin, R Ravaglia, M Gioventù, A Mantero, R Corno, A Limido, F Morandi, C Fiorentini, A Pezzano, S Repetto, T Haider, H Morris, C Marelli
BACKGROUND: The present study was undertaken in order to evaluate the efficacy of the intravenous administration of Albunex in obtaining left ventricular opacification and the relationship between left ventricular opacification and pulmonary pressures and cardiac function. METHODS: Fifty-two adult patients, mostly affected by ischemic heart disease, were enrolled in the study. In 37 of these patients, a complete right heart hemodynamic study was performed after Swan-Ganz catheterization...
June 1999: Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia