Coronary artery wall enhances with intracoronary injection of echocontrast media during in vivo intravascular ultrasound

Gülel, Okan; Sipahi, Ilke; Murat Tuzcu, E.; Kapadia, Samir

doi:10.1016/j.euje.2006.07.008

Coronary artery wall enhances with intracoronary injection of echocontrast media during in vivo intravascular ultrasound

Gülel O., Sipahi I., Murat Tuzcu E., Kapadia S.

European Journal of Echocardiography, vol.8, no.3, pp.234-236, 2007 (Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 8 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2007
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.euje.2006.07.008
Journal Name: European Journal of Echocardiography
Journal Indexes: Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.234-236
Keywords: Intravascular ultrasound, Vasa vasorum
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Currently, vascularity of the coronary artery wall can be assessed only in vitro. We sought to determine if there is any contrast enhancement of the coronary artery wall after injection of echocontrast media during in vivo intravascular ultrasound imaging, which may represent blood flow within the wall supplied by the vasa vasorum. © 2006 European Society of Cardiology.