Perflutren: Side Effects, Uses & Monitoring

Facts extracted from current FDA product labeling for Perflutren. Educational only — not medical advice.

Labeled uses

DEFINITY RT is indicated, after activation, for use in adult and pediatric patients with suboptimal echocardiograms to opacify the left ventricular chamber and to improve the delineation of the left ventricular endocardial border.

Source: FDA labeling via NIH DailyMed (set 7b9de6ab…). Not affiliated with FDA or NIH.

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