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Echocardiography for risk stratification of myocardial infarction in the reperfusion era
Author(s) -
Cortigiani L.,
Desideri A.,
Bigi R.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
clinical cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-8737
pISSN - 0160-9289
DOI - 10.1002/clc.4960280103
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , myocardial infarction , risk stratification , stress echocardiography , dobutamine , electrocardiography in myocardial infarction , electrocardiography , reperfusion therapy , infarction , doppler echocardiography , coronary artery disease , hemodynamics , blood pressure , diastole
The prediction of functional recovery or ventricular remodeling plays a central role in the prognostic assessment of acute myocardial infarction (MI) in the reperfusion era. This article reviews the advances of echocardiographic techniques, focusing on the role of low-dose dobutamine stress echocardiography, contrast echocardiography, transthoracic Doppler of the left anterior descending coronary artery, and transmitral Doppler in detecting myocardial viability and predicting outcome after an acute MI. Moreover, the definition of risk for further ischemic events is another major objective in conservatively managed patients post infarction. As such, the prognostic and economic implication of stress echocardiography compared with that of traditional exercise electrocardiography was considered.

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