Definity, echo contrast, induced cardiac arrest: brief review of the literature.

Tanveer Mir, Mohammed M Uddin, Kayleigh Watson, Eliezer Bar Meir, Alward Abdo

BMJ case reports 2021 Apr 19

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Definity is a contrast media used to enhance the endocardium during echocardiography. Cardiac arrest as an adverse reaction to Definity is still a debate. We are presenting a rare case of a 69-year-old male patient who developed cardiopulmonary arrest immediately after Definity injection during resting echocardiography. © BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2021. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.

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Tanveer Mir, Mohammed M Uddin, Kayleigh Watson, Eliezer Bar Meir, Alward Abdo. Definity, echo contrast, induced cardiac arrest: brief review of the literature. BMJ case reports. 2021 Apr 19;14(4)