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Figure 1 Example of myocardial contrast echocardiography images in 4-chamber view. Microvascular network reached by microbubbles is colored in orange, whereas the area of microvascular obstruction (MO) is shown in both images as a black area at the apex (within arrows). The MO area is larger in A (control group patient) compared with that in B (thrombus-aspiration group patient).
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