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Table 5 Physiological parameters before and after CA injection

From: Endocardial border delineation capability of a novel multimodal polymer-shelled contrast agent

CA (injected dose)

SaO2

Heart rate

Mean arterial pressure

(%)

(bpm)

(mmHg)

SonoVue (1.5 ml)

0% ± 0

0% ± 1

5% ± 9

Polymer-shelled CA (1.5 ml)

0% ± 0

0% ± 2

-2% ± 2

Polymer-shelled CA (3 ml)

0% ± 0

-4% ± 8

-1% ± 4

Polymer-shelled CA (5 ml)

0% ± 0

-2% ± 3

2% ± 3

  1. CA = contrast agent, SaO2 = oxygen saturation. Mean percentage difference ± standard deviation.