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What is Sulfur Hexafluoride Lipid Type A Microspheres
Sulfur hexafluoride lipid type A microspheres is an ultrasound contrast agent for echocardiography to opacify the left ventricular chamber and to delineate the left ventricular endocardial border in adult and pediatric patients with suboptimal echocardiograms and for hepatic ultrasonography to enhance characterization of focal hepatic lesions in adult and pediatric patients.
It is also used for ultrasonography of the urinary tract for assessment of suspected or known vesicoureteral reflux in pediatric patients.
Brand Name
Lumason
Indications
- echocardiography
- ultrasound imaging
Side Effects
- anaphylactic shock
- anaphylactoid reactions
- arrhythmia exacerbation
- atrial fibrillation
- bradycardia
- cardiac arrest
- cardiopulmonary reaction
- chest pain (unspecified)
- dizziness
- dysgeusia
- dyspnea
- erythema
- flushing
- headache
- hypertension
- hypotension
- hypoxia
- injection site reaction
- nausea
- rash
- respiratory arrest
- seizures
- sinus tachycardia
- supraventricular tachycardia (SVT)
- syncope
- urticaria
- ventricular fibrillation
- ventricular tachycardia
- wheezing
Monitoring Parameters
- laboratory monitoring not necessary
Contraindications
- acute myocardial infarction
- arteriovenous shunt
- breast-feeding
- cardiopulmonary reaction
- coronary artery disease
- heart failure
- intraarterial administration
- pregnancy
- ventricular arrhythmias
Interactions
There are no drug interactions associated with Sulfur Hexafluoride Lipid Type A Microspheres products.
