Acute Myocardial Infarction/Complications
Acute Myocardial
Infarction/Complications
Dennis A. Tighe, M.D., FACC, FACP, FASE
Cardiovascular Medicine
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester, MA
Roles of Echocardiography in
Acute Myocardial Infarction
? Diagnosis/location/extent of MI
? Prognosis
? Assessing complications
Lang RM et al. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2005:18:1440.
Diagnostic Role in Acute MI
? Regional wall motion
abnormality
¨C Occurs within 5-10 beats
of acute coronary ligation
¨C Rate and amplitude of
endocardial excursion
decreased
¨C Reduced wall thickening
or wall thinning
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