Table 2.

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria	– Acute (within 12 h) or worsening chest pain or shortness of breath associated with >1.0 mV ST elevation on the ECG in at least 2 contiguous leads – Age ≥30 years – Adequate apical and/or parasternal images by echocardiography
Exclusion criteria	– Previous coronary bypass surgery – Cardiogenic shock – Known or suspected hypersensitivity to ultrasound contrast agent used for the study – Known bleeding diathesis or contraindication to glycoprotein IIB/IIIA inhibitors, anticoagulants or aspirin – Known large right to left intracardiac shunts