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Spontaneous Echo Contrast Following Delivery of a Shock From a Transvenous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator

LAWRENCE B. RIGDEN M.D.

Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Richard Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana

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DOUGLAS S. SEGAR M.D.,

DOUGLAS S. SEGAR M.D.

Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Richard Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana

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WILLIAM M. MILES M.D.,

WILLIAM M. MILES M.D.

Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Richard Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana

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RAUL D. MITRANI M.D.,

RAUL D. MITRANI M.D.

Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Richard Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana

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LAWRENCE S. KLEIN M.D.,

LAWRENCE S. KLEIN M.D.

Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Richard Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana

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DOUGLAS P. ZIPES M.D.,

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DOUGLAS P. ZIPES M.D.

Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Richard Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana

Address for correspondence: Douglas P. Zipes M.D., Krannert Institute of Cardiology. 1111 West 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202-4800. Fax: 317-274-7143.Search for more papers by this author

LAWRENCE B. RIGDEN M.D.,

LAWRENCE B. RIGDEN M.D.

Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Richard Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana

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DOUGLAS S. SEGAR M.D.,

DOUGLAS S. SEGAR M.D.

Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Richard Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana

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WILLIAM M. MILES M.D.,

WILLIAM M. MILES M.D.

Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Richard Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana

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RAUL D. MITRANI M.D.,

RAUL D. MITRANI M.D.

Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Richard Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana

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LAWRENCE S. KLEIN M.D.,

LAWRENCE S. KLEIN M.D.

Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Richard Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana

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DOUGLAS P. ZIPES M.D.,

Corresponding Author

DOUGLAS P. ZIPES M.D.

Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Richard Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana

Address for correspondence: Douglas P. Zipes M.D., Krannert Institute of Cardiology. 1111 West 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202-4800. Fax: 317-274-7143.Search for more papers by this author

First published: May 1995

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8167.1995.tb00413.x

This study was supported in part by the Herman C. Krannert Fund, Indianapolis, Indiana; and Grant HL-52323-01 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, Dr. Zipes is a consultant to Medtronic, Inc.

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Spontaneous Echo Contrast. Spontaneous echo contrast has never been described in association with cardiac defibrillation. In this report, we present a patient who developed dense echo contrast as a result of a shock delivered from a transvenous defibrillator system.

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May 1995

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