Figure 1

Example of a baseline representative study showing real-time myocardial contrast echocardiography with flash imaging used to cause myocardial microbubble destruction on the left, followed by absence of myocardial contrast in post-flash imaging (middle) and myocardial replenishment on the right, where complete and homogeneous myocardial perfusion can be observed. Sequences of myocardial replenishement were acquired at baseline, during coronary occlusion, after 30 minutes of reperfusion and with adenosine infusion.