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Echocardiographic Assessment of Complications Related to Left Ventricular Function in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Author(s) -
KHALID M. ATIQ,
BHATIA ATUL,
GAL RAMI
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.1999.tb00816.x
Subject(s) - cardiogenic shock , medicine , cardiology , myocardial infarction , complication , heart failure , pathophysiology , shock (circulatory) , electrocardiography in myocardial infarction , ventricular function
Three complications of acute myocardial infarction without myocardial rupture are directly associated to the function of the myocardium: papillary muscle dysfunction, congestive heart failure, and cardiogenic shock. In this article, the pathophysiological mechanism of each complication is discussed, and the contribution of echocardiography to diagnosis and management is reviewed.