Use of Lumason Contrast Echocardiography in Post-myocardial Infarction Ventricular Septal Defect

We report herein the case of an elderly female who presented with myocardial infarction complicated by ventricular septal defect (VSD) that was evident on cardiac auscultation and contrast echocardiography using Lumason® (Bracco Diagnostics Inc, Monroe Township, USA). Patient underwent surgical repa...

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Published inCurēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 14; no. 7
Main Authors Cinelli, Michael, Karam, Boutros, Spagnola, Jonathan, Assaad, Marc, Salmane, Chadi, Hoyek, Wissam, Schwartz, Charles
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Palo Alto Cureus Inc 21.07.2022
Cureus
Subjects
Cardiac catheterization
Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery
Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease
Case reports
Coronary vessels
Electrocardiography
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Heart attacks
Hemodynamics
Internal Medicine
Intubation
Patients
United States > US
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Summary:We report herein the case of an elderly female who presented with myocardial infarction complicated by ventricular septal defect (VSD) that was evident on cardiac auscultation and contrast echocardiography using Lumason® (Bracco Diagnostics Inc, Monroe Township, USA). Patient underwent surgical repair for her VSD post-infarct along with coronary artery bypass grafting after being treated for cardiogenic shock. We also highlight the management strategies in patients with similar complications. In this report, we shed the light on the importance of using Lumason contrast for the identification of shunt and for the diagnosis of VSD. Lumason contrast is widely available and licensed.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.27128