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The postmyocardial infarction patient is an important and relatively easy target for clinical attention. Having survived a potentially serious event, there is a variable outlook based on a variety of mechanical and electrical criteria. High-risk and low-risk survivors of infarction can be identified. Indeed, long before sophisticated tests, clinical acumen was quite sufficient to make a reasonable separation of infarct survivors in respect of those who would do well subsequently and those who would not. A remarkable variety of non-invasive diagnostic techniques have been used to predict mortality in myocardial infarction survivors. Regrettably, in many circumstances these features are seen to be in competition. Each, however, may predict something different. This would encourage the concept of using a battery of tests, each designed to predict a variety of adverse future outcomes.
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Campbell, R.W.F. (1998). The Role of Non-Invasive Diagnostic Techniques in Reducing Mortality in Postmyocardial Infarction Survivors. In: Vardas, P.E. (eds) Cardiac Arrhythmias, Pacing & Electrophysiology. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 201. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5254-9_21
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