Learning Objectives

Understand the technical indications for using ultrasound enhancing agents in echocardiography.
Identify the benefits of ultrasound enhancing agents for improving left ventricular function assessment and regional wall motion analysis.
Discuss novel applications and clinical scenarios where ultrasound enhancing agents can enhance diagnostic yield.

Meet Our Presenter

Dr Howard Leong-POI

St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Canada

Howard Leong-Poi is a cardiologist and clinician-scientist at St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto. He is a Professor of Medicine and the Departmental Division Director, Division of Cardiology at the University of Toronto and Dexter Hung-Cho Man Chair in Cardiology. His research career has focused on developing effective, safe, non-invasive techniques to deliver genes using ultrasound-targeted microbubble destruction (UTMD) and elucidating underlying novel mechanisms of action. Clinically, his expertise lies in contrast echocardiography and the assessment of valvular heart disease. He was awarded the 2017 Feigenbaum Lecturer from the American Society of Echocardiography and received the Annual Achievement Award from the Canadian Society of Echocardiography (CSE) in 2025.

Learning Objectives

Meet Our Presenter

Dr Howard Leong-POI

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UEA’s in Echo – When does it make a difference? – Dr Howard Leong-Poi

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4th Contrast Echo Summit (2026)