Is follow-up echocardiogram mandatory after a STEMI?

Current guidelines do not advise follow-up echocardiograms after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), unless the left ventricular ejection fraction is ≤40%. We present an interesting case of left ventricular pseudo-aneurysm – diagnosed 6 months after index STEMI presentation. Follow-u...

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Main Authors: Sathish Kumar Parasuraman, Janaki Srinivasan, Paul Broadhurst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Echo Research and Practice
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Online Access:https://erp.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/echo/7/3/ERP-20-0022.xml