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Mechanical Complications of Myocardial Infarction

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Echocardiography is the primary diagnostic tool for detection of potentially life-threatening complications of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Its immediate availability and the detailed information it provides both on the heart’s mechanical function and blood flow are critical in the management of patients with mechanical complications. The echocardiography-based decision of referring such patients for immediate surgery makes this diagnostic modality a life-saving procedure.

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  1. Toronto General Hospital, 4N-Room 504, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5G 2C4

    Daniel Monakier & Harry Rakowski

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  1. Dept. Cardiology, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London, W12 ONN, United Kingdom

    Petros Nihoyannopoulos

  2. Medical Center, Duke University, Erwin Road 2300-2399, Durham, 27710, U.S.A.

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Monakier, D., Rakowski, H. (2009). Mechanical Complications of Myocardial Infarction. In: Nihoyannopoulos, P., Kisslo, J. (eds) Echocardiography. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-293-1_19

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