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Case Reports
. 2008 Summer;3(3):188-91.
doi: 10.1111/j.1559-4572.2008.00010.x.

The controversy regarding contrast echocardiography and how it affects patients with the cardiometabolic syndrome

Daniel L Wagner  1 , Julio E Pérez, Linda R Peterson, Ravi Rasalingam
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Case Reports

The controversy regarding contrast echocardiography and how it affects patients with the cardiometabolic syndrome

Daniel L Wagner et al. J Cardiometab Syndr. 2008 Summer.
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(A) Initial apical image of the left ventricle without contrast and subsequent images (B and C) with contrast, detailing a protuberant thrombus attached to the distal septal segment near apex (arrows).
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