PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Healthcare today announced that additional supply for Optison™ (Perflutren Protein-Type A Microspheres Injectable Suspension, USP) has been made available from its contract manufacturer to meet the current market demand. Optison is a contrast agent that may improve the visualization of the left ventricular border – an area of the heart that is critical to see in order to diagnose certain heart diseases such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Optison is indicated for use in patients with suboptimal echocardiograms to opacify the left ventricle and to improve delineation of the left ventricular endocardial borders.
