Pediheart Podcast #183: Feasibility of Real Time Myocardial Contrast Echo To Assess Pediatric Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy

Summary: This week we delve into the world of heart transplantation and echocardiography to review a recent work on non-invasive assessment of the pediatric heart transplant patient. Can stress echo and real time myocardial contrast echo identify coronary vasculopathy in this patient group? How do the results compare to coronary angiography? How difficult is this form of imaging and can it be done by pediatric echo techs and staff physicians? Professor Jonathan N. Johnson of the Mayo Clinic shares his insights this week. DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2020.12.009