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Detection and evaluation of left ventricular thrombosis in myocardial infarction
Intraventricular thrombosis is a complication met with relatively frequently during acute anterior myocardial infarction [1], especially if there is also an aneurysmatic dilatation. In this clinical situation,...
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Quantitative analysis of wall motion abnormalities
Two-dimensional echocardiography has emerged as being an ideal noninvasive technique for studying the mechanical consequences of acute and chronic ischemia: because of its high spatial resolution, its sampling...
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Echocardiography during transesophageal atrial pacing
Echocardiographically detected wall motion abnormalities are a sensitive marker of coronary artery disease. However, even patients with severe coronary stenoses may have a normal ventricular wall motion at res...
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Stress echocardiography for identifying patients at risk after myocardial infarction
Several factors contribute to the prognosis of patients surviving acute myocardial infarction [1–3]. Among these, the presence of additional myocardium at jeopardy is felt to be one of the most important. Cons...